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sad:I'd grown fond of our little house and felt sad to leave it.

depressed:He seemed somewhat depressed.

miserable:She went to bed, miserable and humiliated.

gloomy:Miller is gloomy about the fate of the serious playwright in America.

un|harmed /ʌ nhɑː ^r md/ ADJ [ADJ after v, v-link ADJ ] If someone or something is unharmed after an accident or violent incident, they are not hurt or damaged in any way. □  The car was a write-off, but everyone escaped unharmed.

un|healthy /ʌnhe lθi/ (unhealthier , unhealthiest )

1 ADJ Something that is unhealthy is likely to cause illness or poor health. □  Avoid unhealthy foods such as hamburger and chips. □  He worked in the notoriously unhealthy environment of a coal mine.

2 ADJ If you are unhealthy , you are not very fit or well. □  I'm quite unhealthy really. □  …a poorly dressed, unhealthy looking fellow with a poor complexion.

3 ADJ An unhealthy economy or company is financially weak and unsuccessful. [BUSINESS ] □  The redundancy of skilled and experienced workers is a clear sign of an unhealthy economy.

4 ADJ If you describe someone's behaviour or interests as unhealthy , you do not consider them to be normal and think they may involve mental problems. □  Frank has developed what I would term an unhealthy relationship with these people. □  MacGregor believes it is unhealthy to lead a life with no interests beyond politics.

un|heard /ʌ nhɜː ^r d/

1 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ , ADJ after v, oft ADJ n] If you say that a person or their words go unheard , you are expressing criticism because someone refuses to pay attention to what is said or take it into consideration. [WRITTEN , DISAPPROVAL ] □  His impassioned pleas went unheard.

2 ADJ If you describe spoken comments or pieces of music as unheard , you mean that most people are not familiar with them because they have not been expressed or performed in public. □  …a country where social criticism was largely unheard until this year. □  …a previously unheard piece by Ottawa composer Deirdre Piper.

3 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If someone's words or cries go unheard , nobody can hear them, or a particular person cannot hear them. [WRITTEN ] □  Martin's weak cries for help went unheard until 6.40pm yesterday.

u n|hea rd of

1 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] You can say that an event or situation is unheard of when it never happens. □  Meals are taken communally. Private bathrooms and toilets are unheard of. □  It is unheard of for a professional golfer to take such action.

2 ADJ You can say that an event or situation is unheard of when it happens for the first time and is very surprising or shocking. □  Mom announced that she was going away, which was absolutely unheard of.

un|heed|ed /ʌ nhiː d I d/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ , oft ADJ n, ADJ after v] If you say that something such as a warning or danger goes unheeded , you mean that it has not been taken seriously or dealt with. [WRITTEN ] □  The advice of experts went unheeded. □  …a damning picture of lax banking standards and unheeded warnings.

un|help|ful /ʌ nhe lpfʊl/ ADJ If you say that someone or something is unhelpful , you mean that they do not help you or improve a situation, and may even make things worse. □  The criticism is both unfair and unhelpful. □  …unhelpful hotel staff.

un|her|ald|ed /ʌ nhe rəld I d/