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   unfortunate

   /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət/

   adjective

   • 1. having or marked by bad fortune; unlucky: "there'd been an unfortunate accident" Similar unluckyhaplessout of luckdown on one's lucklucklesswretchedmiserableforlornunhappypoorpitifulill-starredill-fatedill-omenedstar-crossedjinxedcurseddoomedOpposite fortunatelucky
   • ▪ not indicating a good chance of success; inauspicious: "the delay at the airport was an unfortunate start to our holiday" Similar adversedisadvantageousunadvantageousunfavourableunluckyuntowardunwelcomeuntimelyunpromisinginauspiciousunpropitioushostiletoughhardinimicalharmfuldetrimentalinjuriousruinousdisastrouscalamitousdiremiserabledistressinggrievousblacklamentabletragicterribleawfulwretchedOpposite fortunateauspicious
   • 2. regrettable or inappropriate: "his unfortunate remark silenced the gathering" Similar regrettableinappropriateunsuitableinaptinfelicitoustactlessuntowardinjudiciousOpposite tactfulappropriate

   noun

   • 1. a person who suffers bad fortune: "those unfortunates whose lives are marred by poverty"
   • 2. a person who is considered immoral or lacking in religious faith or instruction, especially a prostitute. archaic

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUNFORTUNATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   (of remarks or behaviour) not suitable in a way that could cause embarrassment or offence: The housing director's comment that "the homeless could do more to help themselves" was unfortunate. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. unfortunate. noun [ C ] formal or humorous uk / ʌnˈfɔː.tʃ ə n.ət / us / ʌnˈfɔːr.tʃ ə n.ət /

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › unfortunateUnfortunate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of UNFORTUNATE is not favored by fortune : unsuccessful, unlucky. How to use unfortunate in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › unfortunateUNFORTUNATE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Unfortunate definition: suffering from bad luck. See examples of UNFORTUNATE used in a sentence.

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   Something unfortunate is something that you wished had not happened — like that unfortunate incident that got you suspended from school. Let's not bring that up. Unfortunate can also describe unlucky circumstances.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUNFORTUNATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone as unfortunate, you mean that something unpleasant or unlucky has happened to them. You can also describe the unpleasant things that happen to them as unfortunate.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › unfortunateUnfortunate - definition of unfortunate by The Free Dictionary

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   unfortunate - 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"

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishunfortunate adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   (formal) if you say that a situation is unfortunate, you wish that it had not happened or that it had been different synonym regrettable. She described the decision as ‘unfortunate’. It was unfortunate that he couldn't speak English. You're putting me in a most unfortunate position.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of unfortunate – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   used to show that you wish something was not true or had not happened: an unfortunate mistake. [ + (that) ] It was unfortunate that she lost her job just as her husband became ill. unfortunate adjective (NOT LUCKY) B2. unlucky: One unfortunate person failed to see the hole and fell straight into it.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'unfortunate' - Collins Online...

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    If you describe someone as unfortunate, you mean that something unpleasant or unlucky has happened to them. You can also describe the unpleasant things that happen to them as unfortunate.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › unfortunateunfortunate | meaning of unfortunate in Longman Dictionary of ...

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    unfortunate meaning, definition, what is unfortunate: someone who is unfortunate has something...: Learn more.