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Few American presidents have been unhappier or lonelier in office than Woodrow Wilson.
Jill Lepore

Meaning of "unhappier" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNHAPPIER

unhappier  [ʌnˈhæpɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNHAPPIER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unhappier is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNHAPPIER


appear
əˈpɪə
copier
ˈkɒpɪə
disappear
ˌdɪsəˈpɪə
Ethiopia
ˌiːθɪˈəʊpɪə
happier
ˈhæpɪə
Napier
ˈneɪpɪə
Olympia
əˈlɪmpɪə
peer
pɪə
pier
pɪə
Pierre
pɪə
pompier
ˈpɒmpɪə
sappier
ˈsæpɪə
scrappier
ˈskræpɪə
sepia
ˈsiːpɪə
Shakespeare
ˈʃeɪkspɪə
slap-happier
ˈslæpˌhæpɪə
snappier
ˈsnæpɪə
spear
spɪə
tilapia
tɪˈlæpɪə
Utopia
juːˈtəʊpɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNHAPPIER

unhand
unhandily
unhandiness
unhandled
unhandsome
unhandsomely
unhandsomeness
unhandy
unhang
unhanged
unhappiest
unhappily
unhappiness
unhappy
unharbour
unhardened
unhardy
unharmed
unharmful
unharmfully

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNHAPPIER

choppier
dippier
flippier
floppier
lippier
nappier
nippier
occupier
pappier
peppier
poppier
rippier
slippier
sloppier
snippier
soppier
strappier
stroppier
trippier
zappier
zippier

Synonyms and antonyms of unhappier in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNHAPPIER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unhappier» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unhappier

Translation of «unhappier» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNHAPPIER

Find out the translation of unhappier to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unhappier from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unhappier» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不快乐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

infeliz
570 millions of speakers

English

unhappier
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unhappier
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تعاسة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

несчастнее
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

infelizes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

unhappier
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

malheureux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak menonjol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unglücklicher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不幸
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unhappier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không hạnh phúc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unhappier
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्दैव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mutsuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infelice
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieszczęśliwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

несчастнее
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nefericit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυστυχισμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongelukkiger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

olyckligare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unhappier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unhappier

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNHAPPIER»

The term «unhappier» is regularly used and occupies the 80.394 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNHAPPIER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unhappier

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QUOTES WITH «UNHAPPIER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unhappier.
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Jill Lepore
Few American presidents have been unhappier or lonelier in office than Woodrow Wilson.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNHAPPIER»

Discover the use of unhappier in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unhappier and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Love the work, hate the job: why America's best workers are ...
Why are so many of America's most educated, skilled, and committed workers angrier than ever? In "Love the Work, Hate the Job," author David Kusnet follows workers through four conflicts in the trailblazing city of Seattle.
David Kusnet, 2008
2
Britain on the Couch: Why Wer̓e Unhappier Compared with 1950 ...
The author offers an original explanation of why modern life makes us feel like losers, even if we are winners.
Oliver James, 1997
3
Particle Verbs and Local Domains
This suggests that the structural representation of unhappier is as in (10). However, its meaning is not what a structure like (10) would predict; unhappier does not mean "not more happy", but "more not happy". This is represented through the ...
Jochen Zeller, 2001
4
Arguments and Structure: Studies on the Architecture of the ...
UNHAPPY phonological condition HAPPY UNHAPPIER HAPPIER level ordering theory, Type I: unhappier There are, in principle, two routes along which the word unhappier can be derived from the root happy, as illustrated in (3).
R. P. E. Sybesma, 2004
5
Clitics: An Introduction
The comparative suffix -er attaches to monosyllabic adjectives or disyllabic adjectives: bigger, commoner, simpler, easier but not *immenser, *frequenter, * difliculter. Now consider the word unhappier. This is phonologically well formed and yet ...
Andrew Spencer, Ana R. Luis, 2012
6
Inflectional Morphology: A Theory of Paradigm Structure
In the context of this hypothesis, the semantics of words such as unhappier, tourioù-tan, and chas-dour ceases to be paradoxical. Consider again the case of unhappier. A satisfactory morphosemantic analysis of unhappier must account for  ...
Gregory T. Stump, 2001
7
Ellipsis in Comparatives
This conception provides a new angle on the problem of the unhappier Bracketing Paradox (Beard 1991; Pesetsky 1985; Sproat 1992). The paradox consists in the observation that the string unhappier is subject to conflicting structural ...
Winfried Lechner, 2004
8
English Words: Structure, History, Usage
From these words we can derive uncannier and unhappier. If you analyse unhappier, you will see that extracting the correct meaning 'more [not happy]' (i.e. sadder) rather than the incorrect one 'not [more happy]' (i.e. not happier) depends on ...
Francis Katamba, 2005
9
A Superhero Cape Each.: Happiness is Created when You are ...
Unhappiness is created whenever something is getting worse. Let us now think the other way round. What will happen if you do not improve, but something is getting worse? The answer is you will be unhappier. Imagine a divorce, the loss of a ...
Yngve Roos, 2014
10
Morphology and Modularity: In Honour of Henk Schultink
Given this observation, it ought to follow that the structure of the words in (2) (2) unhappier, unpleasanter, unluckier is given by the bracketings in (3). (3) [un [ happy er]], [un [pleasant er]], [un [lucky er]] However, as observed by Pesetsky ( 1979), ...
Martin Everaert, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNHAPPIER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unhappier is used in the context of the following news items.
1
More sex can make you unhappier, study finds
... you unhappier, study finds. Researchers have found that having sex more frequently won't make you happier – and in fact, it can lead to greater unhappiness. «BT.com, Jul 15»
2
Nevadans are unhappier than the rest of the West
If you compared the well-being of Nevadans against the rest of the country you'd find that we're, unfortunately, not doing so well. Placed in the 4th quintile of the ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Feb 15»
3
Vegetarians healthy but unhappy: study
Australian vegetarians might be healthier than meat-eaters but they are unhappier and more prone to mental health disorders, new research suggests. Source:. «SBS, Nov 14»
4
Why digital addicts are often unhappier
The findings could explain why heavy digital multitaskers tend to be unhappier and perform worse in some cognitive tests. People who often use several screens ... «The Times, Sep 14»
5
English children 'unhappier than kids in Romania, Algeria and Brazil'
Chief executive Matthew Reed said half a million children felt unhappy but were not just “grumpy kids”, adding: “Children with low well-being are more likely to ... «Mirror.co.uk, Aug 14»
6
New Study Claims People Who've Had More Sexual Partners …
A widely reported new study claims that people -- especially women -- who have multiple sexual parters before tying the knot, report unhappier marriages down ... «Huffington Post, Aug 14»
7
Those who move to Mediterranean 'unhappier than people in Britain'
But research has found those who migrate to southern Europe are actually unhappier than those who stay behind. Dr David Bartram, from Leicester University, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 14»
8
Graph: Countries With Higher Math Scores Have Unhappier Kids
One interesting nugget in international student test scores released today by OECD is that the countries with the smartest students also reported the unhappiest ... «The Atlantic, Dec 13»
9
Facebook makes you unhappy - study
The more time you spend on Facebook, the unhappier you become. That's the not-so-astounding finding of the first study measuring the social network's impact ... «RT, Aug 13»
10
Study: Ambitious people unhappier, don't live as long
Bad news for people whose main goal in life is to get ahead: A new study found while 'go-getters' are more likely to attend prestigious universities and hold ... «Fox News, Mar 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Unhappier [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/unhappier>. Apr 2024 ».
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