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   unfortunate

   /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət/

   adjective

   • 1. having or marked by bad fortune; unlucky: "there'd been an unfortunate accident" Similar unluckyhaplessout of luckdown on one's lucklucklesswretchedmiserableforlornunhappypoorpitifulill-starredill-fatedill-omenedstar-crossedjinxedcurseddoomedOpposite fortunatelucky
   • ▪ not indicating a good chance of success; inauspicious: "the delay at the airport was an unfortunate start to our holiday" Similar adversedisadvantageousunadvantageousunfavourableunluckyuntowardunwelcomeuntimelyunpromisinginauspiciousunpropitioushostiletoughhardinimicalharmfuldetrimentalinjuriousruinousdisastrouscalamitousdiremiserabledistressinggrievousblacklamentabletragicterribleawfulwretchedOpposite fortunateauspicious
   • 2. regrettable or inappropriate: "his unfortunate remark silenced the gathering" Similar regrettableinappropriateunsuitableinaptinfelicitoustactlessuntowardinjudiciousOpposite tactfulappropriate

   noun

   • 1. a person who suffers bad fortune: "those unfortunates whose lives are marred by poverty"
   • 2. a person who is considered immoral or lacking in religious faith or instruction, especially a prostitute. archaic

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