Synonyms for unhappiness
un·hap·pi·ness

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unhappiness

   Synonyms:
   misery, wretchedness, distress, woe

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. sadness, unhappinessnoun

   emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

   Synonyms:
   lugubriousness, sorrow, gloominess, sadness, sorrowfulness

   Antonyms:
   felicity, happiness

2. unhappinessnoun

   state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief

   Synonyms:
   sadness

   Antonyms:
   happiness, felicity

Matched Categories

1. • Emotional State
   • Feeling

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unhappinessnoun

   Synonyms:
   wretchedness, misery, distress, affliction, woe

2. unhappinessnoun

   Synonyms:
   misfortune, calamity, disaster

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unhappinessnoun

   Synonyms:
   infelicity, misery, distress, sorrow, woe

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "unhappiness":

   dissatisfaction, discontent, sadness, misfortune, displeasure, misery, woe

How to pronounce unhappiness?

How to say unhappiness in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use unhappiness in a sentence?

1. Somyot Prueksakasemsuk:

   Being in prison is a form of unhappiness and torture.

2. H.W. Mann:

   Seek happiness and you will find unhappiness. There is no path to happiness. Happiness is the path. Happiness is a state of mind. A state of surrender to and acceptance of what is. Reality experienced through presence. We cannot live in the future nor the past, but we can choose to be held prisoner. To be set free we must move into this moment. This moment is all that exists and all that will ever exist. If we choose not to be happy now, Then When?

3. Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky:

   Much unhappiness has come into the world because of bewilderment and things left unsaid.

4. Wilhelm von Humboldt:

   I am more and more convinced that our happiness or unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life, than on the nature of those events themselves.

5. Ja Ian Chong:

   ASEAN needs to be careful if it is seen to be legitimating the junta even if it's not its intention, if ASEAN is seen to be siding with the junta, that would probably create more disquiet and unhappiness among all the other groups in Myanmar.