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Unfortunate
ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət
Unfortunate definitions
adjective
unfortunate
- having or marked by bad fortune; unlucky
"there'd been an unfortunate accident"
unlucky hapless out of luck down on one's luck luckless wretched miserable forlorn unhappy poor pitiful- not indicating a good chance of success; inauspicious
"the delay at the airport was an unfortunate start to our holiday"
- regrettable or inappropriate
"his unfortunate remark silenced the gathering"
noun
unfortunate
unfortunates
- a person who suffers bad fortune
"those unfortunates whose lives are marred by poverty"
- a person considered immoral or lacking in religious faith or instruction, especially a prostitute