Unhappy
adjective
Feeling or showing sadness.
He was unhappy about his poor exam results.
Often appears as...
- unhappy with
- unhappy about
adjective
Causing or involving distress or misfortune.
She found herself in an unhappy situation.
Often appears as...
- unhappy situation
- unhappy circumstances
adjective
Not satisfied with something; dissatisfied.
The fans were unhappy with the team's performance.
Often appears as...
- unhappy with
- unhappy about
adjective
Feeling or showing sadness.
He was unhappy about his poor exam results.
Often appears as...
- unhappy with
- unhappy about
adjective
Causing or involving distress or misfortune.
She found herself in an unhappy situation.
Often appears as...
- unhappy situation
- unhappy circumstances
adjective
Not satisfied with something; dissatisfied.
The fans were unhappy with the team's performance.
Often appears as...
- unhappy with
- unhappy about
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional State
Expresses a personal emotional condition, often associated with disappointment or grief.
She felt unhappy after the loss of her pet.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjective Feeling
Subjective and can vary greatly between individuals; what makes one person unhappy may not affect another.
He was unhappy despite the festive atmosphere.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary State
Often implies a temporary mood that could change, not necessarily a long-term state of being.
They were unhappy with the hotel, but the vacation was great.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional State
Expresses a personal emotional condition, often associated with disappointment or grief.
She felt unhappy after the loss of her pet.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjective Feeling
Subjective and can vary greatly between individuals; what makes one person unhappy may not affect another.
He was unhappy despite the festive atmosphere.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary State
Often implies a temporary mood that could change, not necessarily a long-term state of being.
They were unhappy with the hotel, but the vacation was great.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional State
Expresses a personal emotional condition, often associated with disappointment or grief.
She felt unhappy after the loss of her pet.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjective Feeling
Subjective and can vary greatly between individuals; what makes one person unhappy may not affect another.
He was unhappy despite the festive atmosphere.
Pro Tip 3/3Temporary State
Often implies a temporary mood that could change, not necessarily a long-term state of being.
They were unhappy with the hotel, but the vacation was great.
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Robert Waldinger: What...
But the people who were in unhappy relationships, on the days when they reported more physical pain, it was magnified by more emotional pain. And the third big lesson that we learned about relationships and our health is that good relationships don't just protect our bodies, they protect our brains.
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The voices in my head PIPE...
and to an extent, this feisty, energetic persona of lecture-going and traffic cone stealing was a veneer, albeit a very well-crafted and convincing one. Underneath, I was actually deeply unhappy, insecure and fundamentally frightened -- frightened of other people, of the future, of failure
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Chimamanda Ngozi...
When I learned, some years ago, that writers were expected to have had really unhappy childhoods to be successful, I began to think about how I could invent horrible things my parents had done to me. But the truth is that I had a very happy childhood,
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All it takes is 10...
Now we're not here for that long anyway, but to spend almost half of our life lost in thought and potentially quite unhappy, I don't know, it just kind of seems tragic, actually, especially when there's something we can do about it,
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Time Debt PIPE Linda...
romance at a glance and blissful Green Day's were always followed by tearful blue ones our life together was more sad than happy I could see the loss of days and I had such a bill to pay I had been so blind I wasted time in unhappy
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There's more to life...
Eventually, I decided to go to graduate school for positive psychology to learn what truly makes people happy. But what I discovered there changed my life. The data showed that chasing happiness can make people unhappy.
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When did humans start...
that make them unhappy. But dissolving a marriage is almost never as simple as sending two people their separate ways. What divorcing partners owe each other, and how they manage aspects of a once shared life
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Depression, the secret...
Grief is explicitly reactive. If you have a loss and you feel incredibly unhappy, and then, six months later, you are still deeply sad, but you're functioning a little better, it's probably grief,
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The Best Dogs of BBC...
breast with his nose and back off so desperately unhappy but there's such a sad look in his eyes Maureen had a small lump in her breast but her latest mammogram was clear
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Growing Up Transgender...
i think maybe being so unhappy in my body for the longest time helped me really separate what are physical things and what are my spiritual components
Video examples
Robert Waldinger: What...
But the people who were in unhappy relationships, on the days when they reported more physical pain, it was magnified by more emotional pain. And the third big lesson that we learned about relationships and our health is that good relationships don't just protect our bodies, they protect our brains.
Video examples
The voices in my head PIPE...
and to an extent, this feisty, energetic persona of lecture-going and traffic cone stealing was a veneer, albeit a very well-crafted and convincing one. Underneath, I was actually deeply unhappy, insecure and fundamentally frightened -- frightened of other people, of the future, of failure
Video examples
Chimamanda Ngozi...
When I learned, some years ago, that writers were expected to have had really unhappy childhoods to be successful, I began to think about how I could invent horrible things my parents had done to me. But the truth is that I had a very happy childhood,
Video examples
All it takes is 10...
Now we're not here for that long anyway, but to spend almost half of our life lost in thought and potentially quite unhappy, I don't know, it just kind of seems tragic, actually, especially when there's something we can do about it,
Video examples
Time Debt PIPE Linda...
romance at a glance and blissful Green Day's were always followed by tearful blue ones our life together was more sad than happy I could see the loss of days and I had such a bill to pay I had been so blind I wasted time in unhappy
Video examples
There's more to life...
Eventually, I decided to go to graduate school for positive psychology to learn what truly makes people happy. But what I discovered there changed my life. The data showed that chasing happiness can make people unhappy.
Video examples
When did humans start...
that make them unhappy. But dissolving a marriage is almost never as simple as sending two people their separate ways. What divorcing partners owe each other, and how they manage aspects of a once shared life
Video examples
Depression, the secret...
Grief is explicitly reactive. If you have a loss and you feel incredibly unhappy, and then, six months later, you are still deeply sad, but you're functioning a little better, it's probably grief,
Video examples
The Best Dogs of BBC...
breast with his nose and back off so desperately unhappy but there's such a sad look in his eyes Maureen had a small lump in her breast but her latest mammogram was clear
Video examples
Growing Up Transgender...
i think maybe being so unhappy in my body for the longest time helped me really separate what are physical things and what are my spiritual components
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
If we live a self-directed, self-motivated, self-centered life, always needing to get our own way, then we're going to be miserable. In fact, many times we believe it's our problems that are making us unhappy when, in reality, it's because we're focused on ourselves!
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Jameela Jamil
English Celebrity
People don't tend to be unhappy in jobs doing something that they love, so I think it's important that those entering the world of work for the first time are given as much information as possible on how to get into the career that they want.
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Sonia Sotomayor
American Judge
I barely saw my mother, and the mom I saw was often angry and unhappy. The mother I grew up with is not the mother I know now. It's not the mother she became after my father died, and that's been the greatest prize of my life.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.
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Woodrow Wilson
American President
I am not sure that it is of the first importance that you should be happy. Many an unhappy man has been of deep service to himself and to the world.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and... the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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Abraham Maslow
American Psychologist
If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.
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Willie Nelson
American Musician
We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman Statesman
There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
If we live a self-directed, self-motivated, self-centered life, always needing to get our own way, then we're going to be miserable. In fact, many times we believe it's our problems that are making us unhappy when, in reality, it's because we're focused on ourselves!
Quote examples
Jameela Jamil
English Celebrity
People don't tend to be unhappy in jobs doing something that they love, so I think it's important that those entering the world of work for the first time are given as much information as possible on how to get into the career that they want.
Quote examples
Sonia Sotomayor
American Judge
I barely saw my mother, and the mom I saw was often angry and unhappy. The mother I grew up with is not the mother I know now. It's not the mother she became after my father died, and that's been the greatest prize of my life.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have a paradise in a few years.
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Woodrow Wilson
American President
I am not sure that it is of the first importance that you should be happy. Many an unhappy man has been of deep service to himself and to the world.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and... the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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Abraham Maslow
American Psychologist
If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.
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Willie Nelson
American Musician
We create our own unhappiness. The purpose of suffering is to help us understand we are the ones who cause it.
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Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Roman Statesman
There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.
Quote examples
Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages.
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