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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmalheureux
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /mal.œ.ʁø/
"Il était malheureux dans son nouvel emploi."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not happy; sad, miserable, or sorrowful.
"She looked deeply unhappy when she heard the disappointing news." - 2
Not satisfied or pleased with a situation or outcome.
"Residents are unhappy about the proposed changes to the local transport system."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English negative prefix 'un-' combined with Middle English 'happy', which originally meant favored by fortune or lucky. Over centuries, the root shifted from denoting fortunate circumstances to internal emotional states, with 'unhappy' establishing its primary meaning of sadness or discontent by the 16th century.
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malheureux
Transliteration: /mal.œ.ʁø/
"Il était malheureux dans son nouvel emploi."
unglücklich
Transliteration: /ˈʊnˌɡlʏklɪç/
"Sie sah sehr unglücklich aus."
infelice
Transliteration: /in.feˈli.t͡ʃe/
"Era un uomo molto infelice."
infeliz
Transliteration: /im.feˈlis/
"Estaba muy infeliz con la decisión."
infeliz
Transliteration: /ĩ.feˈlis/
"Ele parecia infeliz com o resultado."
नाखुश
Transliteration: nakhush
"वह अपनी नई नौकरी से नाखुश थी।"
不高兴
Transliteration: bù gāoxìng
"听到这个消息后，他显得很不高兴。"
불행한
Transliteration: bulhaenghan
"그는 자신의 삶에 불행한 감정을 느꼈다."
不幸な
Transliteration: fukō na
"彼女はその結果に不満で不幸そうだった。"
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