un·for·tu·nate

(ŭn-fôr′chə-nĭt)

adj.

1. Having bad luck; unlucky.

2. Characterized by, bringing, or causing misfortune: an unfortunate turn of events.

3. Regrettable; deplorable: an unfortunate lack of good manners.

A victim of bad luck.

un·for′tu·nate·ly adv.

Synonyms: unfortunate, hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, unlucky
These adjectives mean having or marked by bad luck: an unfortunate turn of events; a hapless victim; an ill-fated business venture; an ill-starred romance; a luckless suitor; an unlucky accident.

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unfortunately

(ʌnˈfɔːtʃənɪtlɪ)

adv

(sentence modifier) it is regrettable that; unluckily

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adv.

unfortunately - by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"

alas, regrettably, unluckily

as luck would have it, fortuitously, fortunately, luckily - by good fortune; "fortunately the weather was good"

unfortunately

adverb unluckily, sadly, alas, regrettably, worse luck (informal), woefully, unhappily, sad to say, lamentably, sad to relate Unfortunately, my time is limited.

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Translations

لِسوء الحَظلِسُوْءِ الـحَظّ

bohužel

uheldigvisdesværre

leidernebbich

δυστυχώς

por desgracia desafortunadamente desgraciadamente

valitettavasti

malheureusement fâcheusement

nažalost

til allrar óhamingju; òví miîur

sfortunatamente per disgrazia purtroppo

運悪く

유감스럽게도

na žalost

tyvärr

อย่างเคราะห์ร้าย

ne yazık ki maalesef

đáng tiếc

不幸地令人遗憾地

unfortunately

[ʌnˈfɔːtʃnɪtlɪ] ADV

1. (= unluckily) → desgraciadamente, por desgracia
unfortunately for you → desgraciadamente para ti, por desgracia para ti

2. (= regrettably) → lamentablemente

3. (= inappropriately) the statement was rather unfortunately phrased → la declaración estaba formulada con muy poco acierto

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unfortunately

[ʌnˈfɔː^rtʃʊnətli] adv → malheureusement
Unfortunately, I arrived late → Malheureusement, je suis arrivé en retard.
unfortunately for sb → malheureusement pour qn
Unfortunately for him, he panicked → Malheureusement pour lui, il a paniqué.

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unfortunately

adv → leider; chosen → unglücklich; worded → ungeschickt; the unfortunately-named … → der unglücklich benannte …; unfortunately for you → bedauerlicherweise für Sie; unfortunately not → leider nicht

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unfortunately

[ʌnˈfɔːtʃnɪtlɪ] adv → purtroppo, sfortunatamente
an unfortunately worded speech → un discorso infelice

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unfortunate

(anˈfoːtʃənət) adjective

1. unlucky. He has been very unfortunate.

2. regrettable. He has an unfortunate habit of giggling all the time.

unˈfortunately adverb

I'd like to help but unfortunately I can't.

unfortunately

→ لِسُوْءِ الـحَظّ bohužel uheldigvis leider δυστυχώς por desgracia valitettavasti malheureusement nažalost sfortunatamente 運悪く 유감스럽게도 helaas uheldigvis niefortunnie infelizmente к сожалению tyvärr อย่างเคราะห์ร้าย ne yazık ki đáng tiếc 不幸地

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