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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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Other Word Forms

  • unfortunately adverb
  • unfortunateness noun
  • ܲˈڴǰٳܲԲٱԱ 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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So what could have been handled as an unfortunate encounter was instead purposely upgraded for propaganda purposes.

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This reaction is an unfortunate relic of the internet, where people too dim to know better feel free to opine, whereas many people with more going on upstairs have the sense to shut up.

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“Nobody's getting rich doing drag. That's the unfortunate reality, but it's reality all the same.”

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For the Yankees, it was the image that encapsulated an inning of extremely unfortunate events: Aaron Judge dropped a fly ball, Anthony Volpe committed a throwing error, Gerrit Cole did not cover first base.

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"And that’s just unfortunate, but I don’t think you can look at this any other way."

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