An individual who is not happy.
"She looked unhappy after hearing the bad news."
"He had to leave his job due to an unhappy at work that was constantly changing without notice."
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
"unhappy over her departure"
"unhappy with her raise"
"after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"
"had an unhappy time at school"
"the unhappy (or sad) news"
"he looks so sad"
generalized feeling of distress
"After receiving the bad news, she felt a deep sense of unhappiness that lasted all day."
marked by or producing unhappiness
"infelicitous circumstances"
"unhappy caravans, straggling afoot through swamps and canebrakes"
Not happy; sad.
"She sat quietly in the corner, looking unhappy after losing her favorite toy."
The word unhappy comes from Middle English and is formed by adding the negative prefix un- to happy. It has retained its original meaning of not being fortunate or content since it entered the language in this form.