All joy antonyms
joy
J j noun joy
- sadness — affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
- melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
- misery — wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
- seriousness — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
- unhappiness — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- vocation — a particular occupation, business, or profession; calling.
- work — Henry Clay, 1832–84, U.S. songwriter.
- woe — grievous distress, affliction, or trouble: His woe was almost beyond description.