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Definition of Unfortunate
1. Adjective. Not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune. "An unfortunate night for all concerned"
Similar to: Abject, Black, Calamitous, Disastrous, Fatal, Fateful, Dispossessed, Homeless, Roofless, Hapless, Miserable, Misfortunate, Pathetic, Piteous, Pitiable, Pitiful, Poor, Wretched, Doomed, Ill-fated, Ill-omened, Ill-starred, Unlucky, Downtrodden, Infelicitous, Unhappy, Regrettable, Too Bad
Also: Luckless, Unlucky, Underprivileged, Unsuccessful
Antonyms: Fortunate
Also: Luckless, Unlucky, Underprivileged, Unsuccessful
Antonyms: Fortunate
2. Noun. A person who suffers misfortune.
Exact synonyms: Unfortunate Person
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Abandoned Person, Amputee, Choker, Desperate, Homeless, Homeless Person, Job, Jinx, Jonah, Languisher, Failure, Loser, Nonstarter, Unsuccessful Person, Maroon, Griever, Lamenter, Mourner, Sorrower, Nympholept, Castaway, Ishmael, Outcast, Pariah, Have-not, Poor Person, Captive, Prisoner, Schlimazel, Shlimazel, Diseased Person, Sick Person, Sufferer, Subsister, Survivor, Victim, Crier, Weeper
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Abandoned Person, Amputee, Choker, Desperate, Homeless, Homeless Person, Job, Jinx, Jonah, Languisher, Failure, Loser, Nonstarter, Unsuccessful Person, Maroon, Griever, Lamenter, Mourner, Sorrower, Nympholept, Castaway, Ishmael, Outcast, Pariah, Have-not, Poor Person, Captive, Prisoner, Schlimazel, Shlimazel, Diseased Person, Sick Person, Sufferer, Subsister, Survivor, Victim, Crier, Weeper
3. Adjective. Not auspicious; boding ill.
Exact synonyms: Inauspicious
Attributes: Auspiciousness, Propitiousness
Similar to: Unpromising
Antonyms: Auspicious
Derivative terms: Inauspiciousness
Attributes: Auspiciousness, Propitiousness
Similar to: Unpromising
Antonyms: Auspicious
Derivative terms: Inauspiciousness
4. Adjective. Unsuitable or regrettable. "An unfortunate speech"
Similar to: Infelicitous
Definition of Unfortunate
1. a. Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business.
2. a. Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business.
Definition of Unfortunate
1. Adjective. not favored by fortune ¹
2. Adjective. marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune ¹
3. Noun. an unlucky person ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Unfortunate
1. fortunate [n -S] - See also: fortunate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Unfortunate
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