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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
“So, I don’t really have an opinion on that. That’s above my responsibilities. It’s just unfortunate it happened to Baeza this year.”
And he's leading the championship despite his unfortunate escapade on the wet grass in Melbourne, which dropped him to ninth at the flag having been challenging Norris for the lead from the start.
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.
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