What does unfortunate mean?

Definitions for unfortunate
ʌnˈfɔr tʃə nɪtun·for·tu·nate

Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word unfortunate.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unfortunate, unfortunate person(adj)

    a person who suffers misfortune

  2. 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"

  3. inauspicious, unfortunate(adj)

    not auspicious; boding ill

  4. unfortunate(adj)

    unsuitable or regrettable

    "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech"

Wiktionary

  1. unfortunate(Noun)

    an unlucky person

  2. unfortunate(Adjective)

    not favored by fortune

  3. unfortunate(Adjective)

    marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unfortunate(adj)

    not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business

  2. Unfortunate(noun)

    an unfortunate person

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unfortunate

    un-for′tū-nāt, adj. not fortunate, prosperous, or successful.—n. one who is unfortunate, esp. a fallen woman.—adv. Unfor′tunately.—n. Unfor′tunateness.

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'unfortunate' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4251

  2. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'unfortunate' in Adjectives Frequency: #734

How to pronounce unfortunate?

  1. Alex
    Alex
    US English
    Daniel
    Daniel
    British
    Karen
    Karen
    Australian
    Veena
    Veena
    Indian

How to say unfortunate in sign language?

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unfortunate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unfortunate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of unfortunate in a Sentence

  1. Charlie Riedl:

    The timing is unfortunate.

  2. Kevin McAleenan:

    The timing was unfortunate.

  3. Donna Seger:

    This was an unfortunate accident.

  4. Councilwoman Heather Howard:

    These [arrests] are really unfortunate.

  5. Brad Parscale:

    Yeah, well, I think that's unfortunate.

Images & Illustrations of unfortunate

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