unhappiness

«unhappiness» in Mova's school dictionary: the feeling of being sad or not happy — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (unhappiness — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Unhappiness is the feeling of being sad or not happy. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories unhappiness can be a character's problem to solve. In lessons on wellbeing, talking about unhappiness to a trusted adult helps. Phrases: cause unhappiness, deep unhappiness.

examples

• There was unhappiness in the class when the trip was cancelled. tree →
• His unhappiness showed on his face. tree →
• Losing her pet caused great unhappiness. tree →
• Talking to Mum eased his unhappiness. tree →
• Bullying causes a lot of unhappiness. tree →
• The story ends with the end of unhappiness. tree →
• Always stop to think whether your fun may not be the cause of another's unhappiness. tree →

note

Uncountable. The «y» of happy becomes «i»: unhappiness. Adjective: unhappy. Opposite: happiness.

In the corpora

• A rough patch is a hard time in a relationship, with more arguing or unhappiness, and many couples come through it.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unhappiness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.