unfortunate
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unfortunate
- /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ UK
- /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nət/ UK
- /ʌnˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ Canada, US
- /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nɪt/ Canada, US
- /ʌnˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nət/
- /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nət/
Where it comes from
From un- + fortunate, doublet of infortunate.
adjective more unfortunate · most unfortunate
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Not favored by fortune.
Thus ended the life of one of the most unfortunate of small railway concerns.
Similar: unsuccessful · Opposite: fortunate
- Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune. But as the tower and towee reached the cross-roads again, another car, negligently driven, came round the corner, hit the Morris, and severed the tow rope, sending the unfortunate car back again into the shop window[…]
- Regrettable or unsuitable.
noun unfortunates
- An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances. Of those adults who used the trains every day, about half now travel daily by bus, [...] one unfortunate is reported to be walking to and from his employment.
- A prostitute.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ill-fated, unlucky, ill-starred, hapless, ill-omened, inauspicious, misfortunate, infelicitous, unhappy, miserable, wretched, poor, dispossessed, regrettable, pitiable, pitiful
Translations
Every language
adj not favored by fortune
| Español | desafortunado, desgraciado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 불행 bulhaeng |
| 日本語 | 不幸 fukō |
| 中文 | 不幸 bùxìng |
| हिन्दी | अभागा abhāgā |
| Português | desafortunado, azarado, infeliz |
| Français | infortuné |
| Deutsch | unglücklich, unglückselig |
| Italiano | sfortunato, iellato, sfigato, scalognato, malcapitato, sventurato |
| Ελληνικά | άμοιρος ámoiros, άτυχος átychos, κακότυχος kakótychos, ατυχέστατος atychéstatos, αποτυχημένος apotychiménos |
| Русский | несча́стный nesčástnyj, несчастли́вый nesčastlívyj, неуда́чный neudáčnyj, неуда́чливый neudáčlivyj, невезучий nevezučij |
| Tiếng Việt | đáng tiếc |
adj marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune
| Español | desafortunado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 不幸 fukō |
| 中文 | 不幸 bùxìng |
| हिन्दी | अभागा abhāgā |
| Português | desafortunado, infeliz |
| Français | malencontreux |
| Deutsch | unglücklich, unglückselig |
| Italiano | sfortunato |
| Русский | неуда́чный neudáčnyj |
Talk about this word "unfortunate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unfortunate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unfortunate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unfortunate "unfortunate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unfortunate.Cite this
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title = {unfortunate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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