misfortunate

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misfortunate

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From misfortune + -ate (adjective-forming suffix) or mis- + fortunate.

adjective more misfortunate · most misfortunate

Having suffered misfortune; pitiable or habitually unfortunate. It quickly became clear to me that I would have to make the transition from being a misfortunate tourist to being a Chicagoan[…].

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"misfortunate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/misfortunate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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misfortunate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/misfortunate

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"misfortunate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/misfortunate.

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@misc{misfortunate_2026,
  title = {misfortunate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/misfortunate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}