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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Unhappy \Un*hap"py\, adjective
1. Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs have taken an unhappy turn.
2. In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad; sorrowful; as, children render their parents unhappy by misconduct.
3. Marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as, an unhappy day. ''The unhappy morn.'' --Milton.
4. Mischievous; wanton; wicked. [Obs.] --Shak. -- {Un*hap"pi*ly}, adverb -- {Un*hap"pi*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
unhappiness
noun
1: emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being [syn: {sadness}] [ant: {happiness}]
2: state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief [ant: {happiness}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
99 Moby Thesaurus words for "unhappiness": 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
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