unhappiness

Example Sentences

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He voiced growing unhappiness with his reputation as one of the “most hated people in the known universe.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

However, voters abandoned him in their droves amid brewing public unhappiness over allegations of corruption and graft while living standards slipped.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

We first see her slouched on a sofa on the back porch of the family’s house, seemingly cocooned in unhappiness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Judit’s mission to survive and overcome the unhappiness of her childhood gives her life meaning—but it does her damage as well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

But at the time I thought the blame for my unhappiness must be fixed—on Caroline, on my grandmother, on my mother, even on myself.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson