Definitions for unfortunately
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Princeton's WordNet
unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably, alas(adverb)
by bad luck
"unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
unfortunately(adverb)ʌnˈfɔr tʃə nɪt
used to introduce sth bad or disappointing
Unfortunately, we missed the last bus.; The house was, unfortunately, too expensive.
Wiktionary
unfortunately(Adverb)
Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.
Origin: un- + fortunate + -ly
Translations for unfortunately
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
unfortunately(adverb)
regrettable
He has an unfortunate habit of giggling all the time.; I'd like to help but unfortunately I can't.
- ongelukkigAfrikaans
- لِسوء الحَظArabic
- за съжалениеBulgarian
- infelizmentePortuguese (BR)
- bohuželCzech
- leiderGerman
- desværre; uheldigvisDanish
- δυστυχώςGreek
- por desgracia, desgraciadamente, desafortunadamenteSpanish
- kahjuksEstonian
- متاسفانهFarsi
- valitettavastiFinnish
- malheureusementFrench
- לְמַרבֵּה הַצַעַרHebrew
- दुर्भाग्यवशHindi
- nažalostCroatian
- sajnosHungarian
- sayang sekaliIndonesian
- til allraróhamingju; því miðurIcelandic
- sfortunatamenteItalian
- 不運にもJapanese
- 불행하게Korean
- dejaLithuanian
- diemžēlLatvian
- malangnyaMalay
- helaasDutch
- dessverre, uheldigvisNorwegian
- niestetyPolish
- infelizmentePortuguese
- din păcate/nefericireRomanian
- к сожалениюRussian
- bohužiaľSlovak
- nažalostSlovenian
- nažalostSerbian
- tyvärr, dess värreSwedish
- น่าเสียดายThai
- ne yazık ki, maalesefTurkish
- 令人遺憾地Chinese (Trad.)
- на жальUkrainian
- بد قسمتي سےUrdu
- đáng tiếcVietnamese
- 令人遗憾地Chinese (Simp.)
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