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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
Other Word Forms
- unfortunately adverb
- unfortunateness noun
- ܲˈڴǰٳܲԲٱԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of unfortunate1
Example Sentences
So what could have been handled as an unfortunate encounter was instead purposely upgraded for propaganda purposes.
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.
“Nobody's getting rich doing drag. That's the unfortunate reality, but it's reality all the same.”
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.
"And that’s just unfortunate, but I don’t think you can look at this any other way."
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