What does misfortunate mean?

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mis·for·tu·nate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretchedadjective

    deserving or inciting pity

    "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"

Wiktionary

  1. misfortunateadjective

    Having suffered misfortune; pitiable

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  1. misfortunate

    Misfortunate is an adjective that describes a state or a condition characterized by bad luck or unfortunate circumstances. It refers to situations or occurrences that involve trouble, difficulty, or hardship, typically as a result of chance or conditions beyond one's control. It's also often used to describe a person who often experiences negative outcomes or adverse events.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Misfortunateadjective

    producing misfortune

Editors Contribution

  1. misfortunate

    Lost at the lottery by 1

    Playing the lottery was brilliant misfortune came in mistout by 1

    Etymology: Great game


    Submitted by Leroynelson619 on April 21, 2021  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of misfortunate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of misfortunate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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