Unhappiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being

state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnhˈæpɪnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnhˈapɪnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnhˈapɪnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnhˈæpɪnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sadness

Antonyms

happiness

Word Forms

sad	adjective	experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness; ; - Christina Rossetti
unhappy	adjective	generalized feeling of distress

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unglück

Emotionen, die man erlebt, wenn man sich nicht in einem Zustand des Wohlbefindens befindet

🇫🇷French

tristesse

émotions ressenties lorsqu'on n'est pas dans un état de bien-être

🇪🇸Spanish

infelicidad

emociones experimentadas cuando no se está en un estado de bienestar

🇮🇹Italian

infelicità

emozioni vissute quando non si è in uno stato di benessere

🇳🇱Dutch

ongeluk

emoties die worden ervaren wanneer ze zich niet in een staat van welzijn bevinden

🇵🇹Portuguese

infelicidade

emoções experimentadas quando não está em um estado de bem-estar

🇷🇺Russian

несчастье

эмоции, испытываемые в неблагополучном состоянии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुःख

स्वस्थ्य अवस्था में न होने पर अनुभव की गई भावनाएँ

🇧🇩Bengali

অসুখ

সুস্থ অবস্থায় না থাকার সময় আবেগ অনুভব করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சியின்மை

நல்வாழ்வில் இல்லாதபோது அனுபவிக்கும் உணர்ச்சிகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసంతృప్తి

శ్రేయస్సు స్థితిలో లేనప్పుడు అనుభవించిన భావోద్వేగాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

दुःख

आरोग्याच्या स्थितीत नसताना अनुभवलेल्या भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુ:ખી

જ્યારે સુખાકારીની સ્થિતિમાં ન હોય ત્યારે અનુભવાયેલી લાગણીઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಂತೋಷ

ಯೋಗಕ್ಷೇಮದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದಾಗ ಅನುಭವಿಸಿದ ಭಾವನೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസന്തുഷ്ടി

സുഖമില്ലാത്ത അവസ്ഥയിൽ അനുഭവപ്പെടുന്ന വികാരങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਖੁਸ਼ੀ

ਤੰਦਰੁਸਤੀ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ 'ਤੇ ਅਨੁਭਵ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناخوشی

جذبات کا تجربہ اس وقت ہوتا ہے جب تندرستی کی حالت میں نہ ہوں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不快乐

不处于健康状态时所经历的情绪

🇯🇵Japanese

不幸

健康な状態にないときに経験する感情

🇰🇷Korean

불행

웰빙 상태가 아닐 때 경험하는 감정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bất hạnh

những cảm xúc trải qua khi không ở trong trạng thái hạnh phúc

🇹🇭Thai

ความทุกข์

อารมณ์ที่เกิดขึ้นเมื่อไม่อยู่ในสภาพที่เป็นอยู่ที่ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakbahagiaan

emosi yang dialami ketika tidak dalam keadaan sejahtera

🇵🇭Filipino

kalungkutan

mga damdaming nararanasan kapag wala sa estado ng kagalingan

🇲🇾Malay

rasa tidak senang hati

emosi yang dialami apabila tidak berada dalam keadaan sihat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التعاسة

المشاعر التي تمر بها عندما لا تكون في حالة من الرفاهية

🇮🇷Persian

ناراحتی

احساساتی که زمانی که در حالت خوب نیستند تجربه می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

mutsuzluk

iyi durumda olmadığında yaşanan duygular

🇮🇱Hebrew

אוּמלָלוּת

רגשות שחווים כאשר אינם במצב של רווחה

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