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   Un·for·tu·nate

   /ˌənˈfôrCH(ə)nət/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having or marked by bad fortune; unlucky: "the unfortunate Cunningham was fired" Similar unluckyhaplessout of luckdown on one's lucklucklesswretchedmiserableforlornunhappypoorpitifulill-starredill-fatedill-omenedstar-crossedjinxedcurseddoomedOpposite fortunatelucky
   • ▪ (of a circumstance) unfavorable or inauspicious: "the delay at the airport was an unfortunate start to our vacation" Similar adversedisadvantageousunadvantageousunfavorableunluckyuntowardunwelcomeuntimelyunpromisinginauspiciousunpropitioushostiletoughhardinimicalharmfuldetrimentalinjuriousruinousdisastrouscalamitousdiremiserabledistressinggrievousblacklamentabletragicterribleawfulwretchedOpposite fortunateauspicious
   • ▪ regrettable or inappropriate: "his unfortunate remark silenced the gathering" Similar regrettableinappropriateunsuitableinaptinfelicitoustactlessuntowardinjudiciousOpposite tactfulappropriate

   noun

   • 1. a person who suffers bad fortune.
   • ▪ a person who is considered immoral or lacking in religious faith or instruction, especially a prostitute.

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