Unfortunate

ahd-5
  • adjective. Having bad luck; unlucky.
  • adjective. Characterized by, bringing, or causing misfortune.
  • adjective. Regrettable; deplorable.
  • noun. A victim of bad luck.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not fortunate; not prosperous; unlucky; unhappy: as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man.
  • Synonyms Unsuccessful, ill-fated, ill-starred, disastrous, calamitous. See fortunate.
  • noun. One who or that which is unfortunate; one who has fallen into misfortune or misery.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. not favored by fortune
  • adjective. marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune
  • noun. An unlucky person.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. unsuitable or regrettable
  • adjective. not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
  • adjective. not auspicious; boding ill
  • noun. a person who suffers misfortune
    • Word Usage
    "Had he not said the unfortunate had a claim on all honorable men, and surely he was a man an _unfortunate_ might apply to, if any man was?"
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    fortunate  lucky  prosperous  
    cross-reference
    deplorable  infelicitous  regrettable  unsuitable  
    Equivalent
    abject  black  calamitous  disastrous  dispossessed  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    fortunate  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dangerous  extraordinary  fortunate  late  poor  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abortive  afflictive  apocalyptic  awful  awkward  
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