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un·for·tu·nate

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–adjective

1.	suffering from bad luck: an unfortunate person.

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

6.	an unfortunate person.

[Origin: 1520–30; un-¹ + fortunate

]

—Related forms

un·for·tu·nate·ly, adverb

un·for·tu·nate·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. unsuccessful, hapless.

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un·for·tu·nate Audio Help (ŭn-fôr'chə-nĭt) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Characterized by undeserved bad luck; unlucky.
Causing misfortune; disastrous.
Regrettable; deplorable: an unfortunate lack of good manners.

n. A victim of bad luck.

un·for'tu·nate·ly adv., un·for'tu·nate·ness n.

Synonyms: These adjectives mean marked by, affected by, or promising bad fortune: an unfortunate turn of events; a hapless victim; an ill-fated business venture; an ill-starred romance; a luckless suitor; an unlucky accident.

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unfortunate (adj.)

1530, "unlucky," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of fortunate (see fortune). In late 18c.-early 19c., unfortunate woman was a polite way to say "prostitute." The noun meaning "one who is not fortunate" is recorded from 1638. Unfortunately is attested from 1548, originally "not successfully, to a regrettable extent." The proper meaning is now rare; the main modern sense of "sad to say" is first recorded 1706 in parenthetical or detached use.

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unfortunate
adjective
1.	not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned" [ant: fortunate]
2.	not auspicious; boding ill [syn: inauspicious] [ant: auspicious]
3.	unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech"
noun
1.	a person who suffers misfortune

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unfortunate1 [anˈfoːtʃənət] adjective

unlucky
Example: He has been very unfortunate.

Arabic:	غَيْر مَحْظوظ
Chinese (Simplified):	不幸的
Chinese (Traditional):	不幸的
Czech:	nešťastný
Danish:	uheldig
Dutch:	ongelukkig
Estonian:	õnnetu
Finnish:	huono-onninen
French:	malchanceux
German:	unglücklich
Greek:	άτυχος
Hungarian:	szerencsétlen
Icelandic:	óheppinn

Italian:	sfortunato
Japanese:	不運な
Latvian:	nelaimīgs; neveiksmīgs
Lithuanian:	nelaimingas, nesėkmingas
Norwegian:	uheldig
Polish:	pechowy
Portuguese (Portugal):	infeliz
Russian:	невезучий
Slovak:	nešťastný
Slovenian:	nesrečen
Spanish:	desafortunado, desgraciado, desventurado
Swedish:	olycksförföljd
Turkish:	şanssız, bahtsız

unfortunate2 [anˈfoːtʃənət] adjective

regrettable
Example: He has an unfortunate habit of giggling all the time.

Arabic:	يُؤْسَف له
Chinese (Simplified):	令人遗憾的
Chinese (Traditional):	令人遺憾的
Czech:	politováníhodný
Danish:	ulyksalig
Dutch:	ongelukkig
Estonian:	kahetsusväärne
Finnish:	valitettava
French:	regrettable
German:	bedauerlich
Greek:	άτυχος, θλιβερός
Hungarian:	sajnálatos
Icelandic:	óheppilegur, leiðinlegur

Italian:	inopportuno
Japanese:	不幸な
Latvian:	kļūmīgs; nelādzīgs; nejauks
Lithuanian:	nevykęs
Norwegian:	beklagelig, kjedelig
Polish:	niefortunny
Portuguese (Portugal):	infeliz
Russian:	достойный сожаления
Slovak:	poľutovaniahodný
Slovenian:	nesrečen
Spanish:	infeliz, inoportuno
Swedish:	beklaglig, olycklig
Turkish:	üzücü

See also: unfortunately

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Unfortunate

Un*for"tu*nate\, a. Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business. -- n. An unfortunate person. --Hood. -- Un*for"tu*nate*ly, adv. -- Un*for"tu*nate*ness, n.

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