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unfortunate

[ uhn-fawr-chuh-nit ]

adjective

  1. suffering from bad luck:

    an unfortunate person.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. unfavorable or inauspicious:

    an unfortunate beginning.

  3. regrettable or deplorable:

    an unfortunate remark.

  4. marked by or inviting misfortune:

    an unfortunate development.

  5. lamentable; sad:

    the unfortunate death of her parents.



noun

  1. an unfortunate person.

unfortunate

/ ʌˈɔːʃəɪ /

adjective

  1. causing or attended by misfortune
  2. unlucky, unsuccessful, or unhappy

    an unfortunate character

  3. regrettable or unsuitable

    an unfortunate speech

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an unlucky person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈڴǰٳܲԲٱԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·ڴǰt·Բٱ· adverb
  • ܲ·ڴǰt·Բٱ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unfortunate1

First recorded in 1520–30; un- 1 + fortunate
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Example Sentences

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They handed the unfortunate man over to the CIA, who shipped him off to one of their “black sites.”

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My unfortunate niche is innocent Americans who were mistreated, maimed, or killed in the name of elastic, expansive, nebulous, and incendiary words like “terrorists,” “insider threats,” “enemies within,” “illegals,” and “traitors.”

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But within 24 hours, the Al Qaeda attacks turn the Husseins from an average dysfunctional family with unfortunate names into a suspected terror cell.

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Guirassy was unfortunate because without Kane, he would have won not only the German top-scorer award but also the European Golden Shoe - awarded to the leading scorer across Europe's top leagues.

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Lando Norris won in Australia, but Piastri was right with him until his unfortunate moment on the grass in the late shower of rain.

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