unhappy /An'haepi/ lad/] not happy, because you are in a situation, job, or relationship that you do not enjoy at all, and it seems likely to continue for a long time: He was very unhappy at school. I Her parents' divorce left her feeling confused and unhappy.
desperately/deeply unhappy (=very
unhappy) I was desperately unhappy after Sean left me.
unhappy - unhappier - unhappiest
unhappily [adu] uWhat a fool I've been," said James, unhappily.
upset /Ap'set/ [adj not before noun] unhappy because something very unpleasant or disappointing has happened, so that you feel shocked or you want to cry: Miss Hurley is too upset to speak to anyone at the moment. 1 The children were very upset when we told them that we wouldn't be going to Disneyland. + about She's still upset about her uncle's death.
depressed /di'prest/ [adj not before nounl very unhappy for a long time, and feeling that your life will never get any better: Her
husband's been very depressed since he lost his job last year. + about Gretta gets depressed about her weight.
Ж Depressed can also be used about someone who is suffering from a serious medical condition in which they feel so unhappy that they cannot lead a normal life.
Creeling sorry for yoursel/ /fiiliq
SDri f3r jD^selfJ-'sairi-/ especially spoken spending all your time thinking about how unlucky you are or how unfairly you have been treated, and not doing anything to improve the situation: You 've got to stop feeling sorry for yourself and try to find
a job.
homesick /'haom.sik/ [ad;] unhappy
because you are a long way from your home, your family, and your friends, and you wish you were back there: My sister was very homesick when she first went to college.
Ea unhappy because someone has been unkind to you
upset /Ap'set/ [adj not before noun) unhappy because someone has been unkind to you, so that you want to cry: She's upset because Dan didn't invite her to his party, get upset (about) It was an awful thing for him to say, but there's no point in getting upset about it. + that She was very upset that Matthew hadn't told her he was leaving.
Kurt jhyJtj [adj not before noun) upset and shocked because someone has been unkind to you, especially someone that you trusted and thought was a friend: Bill felt very hurt when he realized she had lied to him.
deeply hurt (=extremely hurt) Jackson was said to be 'deeply hurt' by the newspaper reports about him.
offended /э'fended/ [adj not before noun] upset and angry because you think someone has treated you rudely or without respect: She'll be offended if you don't thank her for her help. get offended He gets very offended if you criticize his work.
Б] something that makes you feel sad
sad sacd,, [adj usually before nounl use this about a story, piece of music, period of time etc that makes you feel sad sad time/day/moment/occasion. etc The day her son left home was One of the saddest days of her life. sad news/story/song/fUm etc Fairuz sang a sad song that made us all homesick. I I don't like movies with sad endings.
it is sad that It's very sad that she died before her children grew up.
sad - sadder - saddest
unhappy /An'haepi/ [adj] unhappy child-
hood/marriage/year etc a time when you are unhappy because you are in a difficult or unpleasant situation that you do not enjoy at alclass="underline" Phil was married for three unhappy years. I Looking at that photo always brings back unhappy memories. I an unhappy loue affair unhappy - unhappier - unhappiest
depressing /di'presig/ [adj] a depressing experience, story, place, piece of news etc makes you feel that there is nothing to be happy about and not much hope for the future: What a depressing novel! I It's such a depressing town - there's nothing to do here! I the depressing news that violent crime has increased again
^^ Don't say depressive when you mean depressing, д depressive j$ a person who
gets depressed very easily.
upsetting /Ap'setn]/ [adj] an upsetting
experience or event has a strong emotional effect on you, and makes you want to cry. She can't talk about her son's death - she finds it too upsetting. I Being burgled can be a very upsetting experience.
И to make someone sad
mafce sb sad/make sb unhappy
/,meik (sb) 'saed, meik (sb) An'haspi/ to make someone feel sad, or make them feel unhappy: Something at school was making her unhappy, but she didn't want to talk about it I It made me sad to see her looking so old and ill.
upset /лрset [и T1 if something upsets you. it makes you feel as if you want to cry, especially because someone has been unkind to you or because you have had a very unpleasant experience: I'm sorry if I
upset you - I didn't mean to.
it upsets sb to see/hear/think sth Her
parents got divorced when she was 10. and it still upsets her to think about it.
upsetting - upset - have upset
Kurt /h3:rt,/ [и T] to make someone feel upset by being unkind to them or not thinking enough about their feelings, especially someone who trusts you and thinks you are their friend: I would never do anything to hurt her. hurt sb's /eelings I didn't really like her boyfriend, but I couldn't tell her that - / didn't want to hurt her feelings, it hurts sb to see/hear/learn etc It hurt me to think that Jane had lied to me.
hurting - hurt - have hurt
get sb down /,get (sb) 'daun/ [phrasal verb T] informal if something gets you down, it makes you feel unhappy and tired because it has continued for too long: I know it's a boring job, but don't let it get you down. I The endless rain was beginning to get him down.
В a sad feeling
sadness /'saedni,s/ [n U] a sad feeling, caused especially when a happy time is ending, or when you feel sorry about someone else's unhappiness: Her eyes
were full of sadness.
with (great) sadness I remembered with great sadness all the friends I had left behind.
unhappiness /An'haepinJ,$/ [n U1 the
unhappy feeling you have when you are in a very difficult or unpleasant situation: After years of unhappiness, she finally decided to leave him.