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The adjective is first attested circa 1390, in Middle English, the verb in 1570; inherited from Middle English infortunat(e), borrowed from Latin infortūnātus, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Doublet of unfortunate.

adjective more infortunate · most infortunate

  1. obsolete Unfortunate, unlucky. Henry, though he be infortunate
  2. obsolete (of a star, planet, etc.) Bringing bad luck, causing misfortune, malevolent.
  3. broadly, obsolete Ominous, inauspicious.

noun infortunates

  1. obsolete An unfortunate.
  2. obsolete An 'unfortunate' planet, star, etc.

verb infortunates · infortunating · infortunated

  1. ambitransitive, obsolete To subject a person to a, or cause a celestial body to be of malevolent influence; to render 'infortunate'.

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@misc{infortunate_2026,
  title = {infortunate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/infortunate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}