unjoy

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noun

The lack or absence of joy; joylessness; sorrow; grief.

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Meanings

noununjoy (countable and uncountable, plural unjoys)

plural unjoys

  1. countableuncountableThe lack or absence of joy; joylessness; sorrow; grief.

    I wipe away the tears of unjoy before they stain the hideous, stiff bedspread.

    2013, Anna Banks, Of Triton
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    Joy is possible only if we can get through the periods of unjoy. And all rely on another virtue: hope. Hope is what makes patience humanly possible.

    1993, Harry John Huebner, David Schroeder, Church as parable: whatever happened to ethics?

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dolourjoylessness

Origin

From un- (“lack or absence of”) + joy.

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APA

unjoy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unjoy

MLA

“unjoy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unjoy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unjoy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unjoy.

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