unfortunateness
tʃə 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.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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unfortunate (ʌnˈfɔːtʃənɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | causing or attended by misfortune |
| 2. | unlucky, unsuccessful, or unhappy: an unfortunate character |
| 3. | regrettable or unsuitable: an unfortunate speech |
| —n | |
| 4. | an unlucky person |
| un'fortunateness | |
| —n | |
| unfortunate (ʌnˈfɔːtʃənɪt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | causing or attended by misfortune |
| 2. | unlucky, unsuccessful, or unhappy: an unfortunate character |
| 3. | regrettable or unsuitable: an unfortunate speech |
| —n | |
| 4. | an unlucky person |
| un'fortunateness | |
| —n | |
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