Collocations for unhappy - adj.
VERBS
be,
feel,
look,
seem,
sound
become, grow
She grew more unhappy as the years went by.
become, grow
She grew more unhappy as the years went by.
remain
make sb
It makes me very unhappy to see you so miserable.
make sb
It makes me very unhappy to see you so miserable.
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
decidedly, deeply, desperately, distinctly, most (esp. BrE), really, terribly
She is deeply unhappy.
He described it as ‘a most unhappy and distressing case’.
decidedly, deeply, desperately, distinctly, most (esp. BrE), really, terribly
She is deeply unhappy.
He described it as ‘a most unhappy and distressing case’.
increasingly
a little, slightly, etc.
clearly, obviously
equally
He was equally unhappy with the alternative.
a little, slightly, etc.
clearly, obviously
equally
He was equally unhappy with the alternative.
PREPOSITION
about
He sounded a little unhappy about the extra work he had to do.
He sounded a little unhappy about the extra work he had to do.
at
She was very unhappy at the idea of staying in Sydney.
She was very unhappy at the idea of staying in Sydney.
with
They were terribly unhappy with the arrangements.
They were terribly unhappy with the arrangements.
Unhappy is used with these nouns:
affair, chapter, childhood, customer, ending, fate, life, marriage, memory, situation, time
affair, chapter, childhood, customer, ending, fate, life, marriage, memory, situation, time