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un·hap·py / ˌənˈhapē/ • adj. (-pi·er , -pi·est ) not happy: an unhappy marriage Aunt Millie looked unhappy. ∎  (unhappy at/about/with) not satisfied or pleased with (a situation): many were unhappy about the scale of the cuts. ∎  unfortunate: an unhappy coincidence.DERIVATIVES: un·hap·pi·ness n.

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