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unhappiness
noun
1 unhappiness
Emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being.
synonym: sadness.
Roget 828:
mental suffering,
pain,
dolor;
suffering,
sufferance;
ache,
smart
etc.
(physical pain)
378;
passion.
displeasure,
dissatisfaction,
discomfort,
discomposure,
disquiet;
malaise;
inquietude,
uneasiness,
vexation of spirit;
taking;
discontent
etc.
832.
dejection
etc.
837;
weariness
etc.
841;
anhedonia†.
annoyance,
irritation,
worry,
infliction,
visitation;
plague,
bore;
bother,
botheration;
stew,
vexation,
mortification,
chagrin,
esclandre [Fr.];
mauvais quart d'heur [Fr.].
care,
anxiety,
solicitude,
trouble,
trial,
ordeal,
fiery ordeal,
shock,
blow,
cark†,
dole,
fret,
burden,
load.
concern,
grief,
sorrow,
distress,
affliction,
woe,
bitterness,
heartache;
carking cares;
heavy heart,
aching heart,
bleeding heart,
broken heart;
heavy affliction,
gnawing grief.
unhappiness,
infelicity,
misery,
tribulation,
wretchedness,
desolation;
despair
etc.
859;
extremity,
prostration,
depth of misery.
nightmare,
ephialtes†,
incubus.
pang,
anguish,
agony;
torture,
torment;
purgatory
etc.
(hell)
982.
hell upon earth;
iron age,
reign of terror;
slough of despond
etc.
(adversity)
735;
peck of troubles;
ills that flesh is heir to"
etc.
(evil)
619
[Hamlet];
miseries of human life;
unkindest cut of all"
[Julius Caesar].
sufferer,
victim,
prey,
martyr,
object of compassion,
wretch,
shorn lamb.
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Dutch: ongelukkigheid
Polish: smęt, smutek
2 unhappiness
State characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief.
Moby thesaurus: Faustianism, angst, anguish, anxiety, ban, blackball, blackballing, blues, boredom, cheerlessness, cold comfort, complaint, dejection, depression, dim view, disagreement, disappointment, disapprobation, disapproval, discomfort, discomposure, discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, disenchantment, disesteem, disfavor, disgruntlement, disillusion, disillusionment, dislike, displeasure, disquiet, disrespect, dissatisfaction, dissatisfiedness, dissent, distaste, divine discontent, dread, dullness, emptiness, ennui, envy, exclusion, existential woe, flatness, grimness, humorlessness, ill humor, indignation, infelicity, infestivity, inquietude, joylessness, lack of pleasure, low estimation, low opinion, malaise, mirthlessness, misery, nausea, nongratification, nonsatisfaction, objection, opposition, opposure, ostracism, painfulness, peevishness, petulance, protest, querulousness, rebelliousness, rejection, resentment, restiveness, restlessness, savorlessness, sourness, spleen, staleness, sulkiness, tastelessness, tediousness, tedium, thumbs-down, uncheerfulness, uncomfortableness, unease, uneasiness, unfulfillment, unjoyfulness, unmirthfulness, unpleasure, unsatisfaction, vexation of spirit, woe, wretchedness ... show more.
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