unfortunate
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adjective \-ˈfȯrch-nət, -ˈfȯr-chə-\Definition of UNFORTUNATE
1
a : not favored by fortune : unsuccessful, unlucky <an unfortunate young man> b : marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune <an unfortunate decision>
2
a : infelicitous, unsuitable <an unfortunate choice of words> b : deplorable, regrettable <an unfortunate lack of taste>
See Examples of UNFORTUNATE
- She was unfortunate enough to have been chosen as an example.
- an unfortunate chain of events
- It's unfortunate that he couldn't be here for your birthday.
- He has an unfortunate tendency to show up late.
- an unfortunate choice of words
First Known Use of UNFORTUNATE
15th century
Related to UNFORTUNATE
- Synonyms
- calamitous, cataclysmal (or cataclysmic), catastrophic, damning, destructive, disastrous, fateful, ruinous, fatal
2unfortunate
nounDefinition of UNFORTUNATE
: an unfortunate person
Examples of UNFORTUNATE
- a group of poor unfortunates
First Known Use of UNFORTUNATE
1683
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