Unfortunate

Word UNFORTUNATE
Character 11
Hyphenation un for tu nate
Pronunciations /ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnət/

Definitions and meanings of "Unfortunate"

What do we mean by unfortunate?

Having bad luck; unlucky. adjective

Characterized by, bringing, or causing misfortune. adjective

Regrettable; deplorable. adjective

A victim of bad luck. noun

Not fortunate; not prosperous; unlucky; unhappy: as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man.

Synonyms Unsuccessful, ill-fated, ill-starred, disastrous, calamitous. See fortunate.

One who or that which is unfortunate; one who has fallen into misfortune or misery. noun

Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy adjective

Not favored by fortune adjective

Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune adjective

An unlucky person. noun

Unsuitable or regrettable adjective

Not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune adjective

Not auspicious; boding ill adjective

A person who suffers misfortune noun

An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Unfortunate

The word "unfortunate" in example sentences

Had he not said the unfortunate had a claim on all honorable men, and surely he was a man an _unfortunate_ might apply to, if any man was? ❋ Various (N/A)

'A most unfortunate circumstance -- a most _unfortunate_ circumstance. ❋ Unknown (1907)

_unfortunate_ client for whom it is my privilege to appear, "said a young barrister, making his first essay in Westminster Hall --" the unfortunate client, my lord, for whom I appear -- hem! hem! ❋ John Cordy Jeaffreson (1866)

And one of the candidates seeking the position made some, what I call unfortunate remarks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He warns of what he calls unfortunate consequences for Iran if that country continues its nuclear defiance. ❋ Unknown (2009)

WHITFIELD: Kerry criticized what he called the unfortunate habit of Americans to see the world through an American's lens. ❋ Unknown (2007)

WHITFIELD: Kerry criticized what he calls the unfortunate habit of Americans to see the world through an American lens. ❋ Unknown (2007)

She showed her devotion by taking no interest whatever in her husband's land schemes; by forbidding Eugene to play football at school for fear he might be injured; by impressing Adele with the necessity for vivacity and modishness because of what she called her unfortunate lack of beauty. ❋ Edna Ferber (1926)

How precious to the unfortunate is a mark of interest! ❋ Cl (1912)

Maskelyne, Astronomer Royal, a century ago, was intended especially for the use of navigators; hence the familiar appellation, which I call unfortunate because it leads to the impression that the work is simply an enlargement and improvement of the household almanac. ❋ Simon Newcomb (1872)

"That is what I call unfortunate," said Miss Dunstable, as soon as both belligerents had departed from the field of battle, "The Fates sometimes will be against one." ❋ Anthony Trollope (1848)

Clinton called on the Turks to repair what she called an unfortunate breach in their relationship with Israel, the official said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Danny Ayalon, Israel's deputy foreign minister, repeatedly uses the word "unfortunate" when he talks about the Palestinians' decision to take the issue to the UN. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Good heavens! if such are the evils to be expected in life; if misfortunes are so frequent, ingratitude and malignancy so prevalent, men so abandoned, and the good and benevolent alloted so small a share in the proportion of the world, the only asylum for the unfortunate is a convent. ❋ Eliza (1793)

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