Definitions for unfortunateʌnˈfɔr tʃə nɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•for•tu•nateʌnˈfɔr tʃə nɪt(adj.)
suffering from bad luck; hapless.
unfavorable or inauspicious:
an unfortunate beginning.
regrettable or deplorable:
an unfortunate remark.
lamentable; sad.
(n.)an unfortunate person, esp. one who is poor or disabled.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of unfortunate:
1520–30
un•for′tu•nate•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
unfortunate, unfortunate person(adj)
a person who suffers misfortune
unfortunate(adj)
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"
inauspicious, unfortunate(adj)
not auspicious; boding ill
unfortunate(adj)
unsuitable or regrettable
"an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
unfortunate(adjective)ʌnˈfɔr tʃə nɪt
being the result of bad luck
He felt he had been unfortunate not to get the job.; an unfortunate accident
unfortunateʌnˈfɔr tʃə nɪt
that you wish had not happened
an unfortunate incident
Wiktionary
unfortunate(Noun)
an unlucky person
unfortunate(Adjective)
not favored by fortune
unfortunate(Adjective)
marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune
Webster Dictionary
Unfortunate(adj)
not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business
Unfortunate(noun)
an unfortunate person
Translations for unfortunate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ongelukkigAfrikaans
- غَيْر مَحْظوظArabic
- нещастенBulgarian
- infelizPortuguese (BR)
- nešťastnýCzech
- unglücklichGerman
- uheldigDanish
- άτυχοςGreek
- desafortunado, desgraciado, desventuradoSpanish
- õnnetuEstonian
- بداقبالFarsi
- huono-onninenFinnish
- malchanceuxFrench
- חֲסַר מַזָלHebrew
- दुर्भाग्यHindi
- nesretanCroatian
- szerencsétlenHungarian
- malangIndonesian
- óheppinnIcelandic
- sfortunatoItalian
- 不運なJapanese
- 불행한Korean
- nelaimingas, nesėkmingasLithuanian
- nelaimīgs; neveiksmīgsLatvian
- tdk bernasib baikMalay
- ongelukkigDutch
- uheldigNorwegian
- pechowyPolish
- infelizPortuguese
- nenorocos, ghinionistRomanian
- невезучийRussian
- nešťastnýSlovak
- nesrečenSlovenian
- nesrećanSerbian
- olycksförföljdSwedish
- โชคร้ายThai
- şanssız, bahtsızTurkish
- 不幸的Chinese (Trad.)
- нещасний; нещасливийUkrainian
- بد قسمتUrdu
- rủi roVietnamese
- 不幸的Chinese (Simp.)
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