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| doom |
to set on a fixed course to an unhappy or bad end. [1/2 definitions] |
| down1 |
unhappy; sad; discouraged. [1/13 definitions] |
| downcast |
unhappy or sad. [1/2 definitions] |
| dumpy1 |
unhappy or depressed. |
| forlorn |
desolate or unhappy, as from abandonment or weariness. [1/3 definitions] |
| frown |
the look on your face when you are unhappy or upset. [1/2 definitions] |
| lead a dog's life |
to have a life that is unhappy and filled with trouble. |
| lonely |
unhappy because alone; lonesome. |
| long face |
an unhappy, sad, or discontented facial expression. |
| low1 |
unhappy or weak. [1/11 definitions] |
| miserable |
very unhappy; wretched. [1/3 definitions] |
| misery |
a condition in which one is very unhappy or suffers very much. [1/2 definitions] |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, esp. an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| pout1 |
to show unhappy feelings with an expression of the face. When children pout, they often push out their lips. |
| run away |
to secretly leave a place where one is staying because of feeling unhappy or unsafe (usu. fol. by "from"). [1/3 definitions] |
| sad |
unhappy or without joy. [1/2 definitions] |
| sadness |
the state or quality of being unhappy. |
| serve one right |
to be something that one deserves, esp. some type of punishment or unhappy result. |
| sour |
bitter, unhappy, or otherwise in a bad mood. [2/7 definitions] |
| star-crossed |
destined to suffer an unhappy end; ill-fated; unlucky. |
| unblessed |
unhappy; miserable. [1/3 definitions] |
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