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unfortunate
[ uhn-fawr-chuh-nit ]
adjective
- suffering from bad luck:
an unfortunate person.
Synonyms: ,
- unfavorable or inauspicious:
an unfortunate beginning.
- regrettable or deplorable:
an unfortunate remark.
- marked by or inviting misfortune:
an unfortunate development.
- lamentable; sad:
the unfortunate death of her parents.
noun
- an unfortunate person.
unfortunate
/ ʌˈɔːʃəɪ /
adjective
- causing or attended by misfortune
- unlucky, unsuccessful, or unhappy
an unfortunate character
- regrettable or unsuitable
an unfortunate speech
noun
- an unlucky person
Derived Forms
- ܲˈڴǰٳܲԲٱԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·ڴǰt·Բٱ· adverb
- ܲ·ڴǰt·Բٱ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of unfortunate1
Example Sentences
They handed the unfortunate man over to the CIA, who shipped him off to one of their “black sites.”
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.”
But within 24 hours, the Al Qaeda attacks turn the Husseins from an average dysfunctional family with unfortunate names into a suspected terror cell.
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.
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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