All joyfulness antonyms

noun joyfulness

• 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.
• despair — Despair is the feeling that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.
• discontent — not content; dissatisfied; discontented.
• discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
• displeasure — dissatisfaction, disapproval, or annoyance.
• dissatisfaction — the state or attitude of not being satisfied; discontent; displeasure.
• gloom — total or partial darkness; dimness.
• lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
• melancholy — sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
• misery — wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
• need — a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
• pain — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
• sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
• trouble — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
• unhappiness — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
• upset — to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
• want — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
• woe — grievous distress, affliction, or trouble: His woe was almost beyond description.
• worry — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.