unhappiness vs regret
regret vs unhappinessunhappiness and regret both are nouns.
unhappiness is not a verb while regret is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unhappiness | Yes | No | No | No |
| regret | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
regret is a hyponym of
unhappiness; that is, regret is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
unhappiness:
- unhappiness: emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
- regret: sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
Other hyponyms of unhappiness include
dolefulness, heaviness, melancholy, misery, desolation, forlornness, loneliness, tearfulness, weepiness, sorrow, rue, ruefulness, sorrow, cheerlessness, uncheerfulness, depression, dejectedness, dispiritedness, downheartedness, low-spiritedness, lowness.
| unhappiness (noun) | regret (noun) |
|---|---|
| emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being | sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment |
| state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief |
| unhappiness (verb) | regret (verb) |
|---|---|
| decline formally or politely | |
| express with regret | |
| feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about | |
| feel sad about the loss or absence of |
Words related to "unhappiness"
- cheerlessness
- dejectedness
- depression
- desolation
- dispiritedness
- dolefulness
- downheartedness
- embitterment
- emotional state
- feeling
- forlornness
- happiness
- heaviness
- loneliness
- low-spiritedness
- lowness
- melancholy
- misery
- regret
- rue
- ruefulness
- sadness
- sorrow
- sorrowfulness
- spirit
- tearfulness
- uncheerfulness
- unhappy
- weepiness
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