unfortunate
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNFORTUNATE
[more unfortunate; most unfortunate]
1
:
not fortunate: such as
a
:
having bad luck
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unlucky
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She was unfortunate enough to have been chosen as an example.
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the unfortunate victim
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some unfortunate person
b
:
coming or happening by bad luck
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an unfortunate experience/result
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an unfortunate chain of events
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unfortunate investments
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It's unfortunate that he couldn't be here for your birthday.
2
:
not appropriate or desirable
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He has an unfortunate tendency to show up late.
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an unfortunate choice of words
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unfortunate
/ˌʌnˈfoɚtʃənət/
noun
plural
unfortunates
2
unfortunate
/ˌʌnˈfoɚtʃənət/
noun
plural
unfortunates
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNFORTUNATE
[count]
literary
:
an unfortunate person
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a group of poor unfortunates
