| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| distressed adj | (person: upset) | bedrövad, bekymrad, olycklig adj |
| | (starkare) | upprörd, uppriven, förstörd adj |
| | Rachel was understandably distressed when she lost her job. |
| miserable adj | (person: feeling sad) (ledsen, missnöjd) | olycklig adj |
| | (mycket ledsen) | förtvivlad adj |
| | (nedstämd) | bedrövad adj |
| | Erin felt miserable after she lied to her friend. |
| unfortunate adj | (unlucky) | olycklig adj |
| | | otursförföljd, otursdrabbad adj |
| | It was unfortunate that Mark didn't buy a lottery ticket that night, as his numbers came up. |
| unhappy adj | (feeling sad) | olycklig adj |
| | | ledsen, nedstämd adj |
| | | sorgsen adj |
| | Linda is unhappy because she's split up with her boyfriend. |
| wretched adj | (person: miserable) (vardagligt) | olycklig adj |
| | | bedrövad adj |
| | | förtvivlad adj |
| | Gavin was wretched after his girlfriend dumped him. |
| adverse adj | (negative, unpleasant) | olycklig adj |
| | | negativ adj |
| | | skadlig adj |
| | The new medication may cause adverse side effects. |
| woeful adj | (situation: unhappy) | olycklig adj |
| | | eländig adj |
| | The country's economic situation is woeful, with rising unemployment and a high cost of living. |
| hapless adj | (unlucky) | olycklig adj |
| | (formell) | olycksalig adj |
| | Many hapless tourists are swindled every year. |
| inauspicious adj | (not promising, unlucky) | olycklig adj |
| | | olycksbådande, illavarslande adj |
| | Cathy walked into the bank at an inauspicious moment, just as the thieves arrived. |
| infelicitous adj | (unhappy, unfortunate) | olycklig adj |
| | (vardagligt) | ledsen adj |
| | | sorgsen adj |
| inopportune adj | (badly timed) | olycklig adj |
| | | oläglig adj |
| woebegone adj | (wretched) | olycklig adj |
| | | dyster adj |
| | | nedstämd adj |
| | (bildlig) | mörk adj |
| joyless adj | (without pleasure) | olycklig adj |
| | | glädjelös s |
| | Joyce felt that she was trapped in a joyless marriage. |
| unfortunate adj | (people: suffering, unlucky) (vardagligt) | olycklig adj |
| | (ålderdomligt) | arm adj |
| | | beklagansvärd adj |
| | We should all do what we can to help those unfortunate souls who live in poor conditions. |
| unlucky adj | (event: unfortunate) | oturlig adj |
| | | olycklig adj |
| | It was unlucky that the tickets were sold out when we got there. |
| woeful adj | (person: sad) | olycklig adj |
| | | dyster adj |
| | The actress plays the role of a woeful wife whose husband has mysteriously disappeared. |
| grievous adj | (causing grief) | olycklig adj |
| | | sorglig adj |
| | The death of their daughter was a grievous blow to Cathy and Wally. |
| poor adj | (pitiable, unfortunate) | olycklig adj |
| | (med få medel) | ringa, knapp adj |
| | | fattig adj |
| | From poor beginnings, the politician went far in life. |
| | ⓘDen här meningen är inte en översättning av den engelska meningen. Ransonerna var knappa (or: ringa) och vi var hungriga hela tiden. |
| unhappy adj | (regrettable, inappropriate) | olycklig adj |
| | Henry made an unhappy reference to the boss's habit of sneaking off early on Fridays; I don't think he's going to be too popular at work from now on. |
| hard-luck adj | (relating to unfavorable conditions) (förled) | oturs- adj |
| | | olycklig adj |
| | Tired of all the hard-luck updates her friend kept posting on social media, Tania unfriended him. |