unfortunate

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.

n.

A victim of bad luck.

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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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unfortunate

(ʌnˈfɔːtʃənɪt)

adj

1. causing or attended by misfortune

2. unlucky, unsuccessful, or unhappy: an unfortunate character.

3. regrettable or unsuitable: an unfortunate speech.

n

an unlucky person

unˈfortunateness n

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un•for•tu•nate

(ʌnˈfɔr tʃə nɪt)

adj.

1. suffering from bad luck; hapless.

2. unfavorable or inauspicious: an unfortunate beginning.

3. regrettable or deplorable: an unfortunate remark.

4. lamentable; sad.

n.

5. an unfortunate person, esp. one who is poor or disabled.

[1520–30]

un•for′tu•nate•ly, adv.

un•for′tu•nate•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	unfortunate - a person who suffers misfortune   unfortunate person individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" abandoned person - someone for whom hope has been abandoned amputee - someone who has had a limb removed by amputation choker - an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation; "he could win if he wasn't a choker" desperate - a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate" homeless, homeless person - someone unfortunate without housing; "a homeless was found murdered in Central Park" Job - any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing jinx, jonah - a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him languisher - a person who languishes nonstarter, unsuccessful person, loser, failure - a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently maroon - a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there" griever, lamenter, mourner, sorrower - a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died) nympholept - a person seized by nympholepsy castaway, outcast, pariah, Ishmael - a person who is rejected (from society or home) have-not, poor person - a person with few or no possessions captive, prisoner - a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war schlimazel, shlimazel - (Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everything diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness subsister, survivor - one who lives through affliction; "the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital" victim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance crier, weeper - a person who weeps
Adj.	1.	unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned" luckless, unlucky - having or bringing misfortune; "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date" underprivileged - lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome fortunate - having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice"
	2.	unfortunate - not auspicious; boding ill inauspicious
	3.	unfortunate - unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech" infelicitous - not appropriate in application; defective; "an infelicitous remark"; "infelicitous phrasing"; "the infelicitous typesetting was due to illegible copy"

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unfortunate

adjective

1. disastrous, calamitous, inopportune, adverse, untimely, unfavourable, untoward, ruinous, ill-starred, infelicitous, ill-fated Through some unfortunate accident, the information reached me a day late.
disastrous fortunate, auspicious, fortuitous, opportune, felicitous, timely

2. regrettable, deplorable, lamentable, inappropriate, unsuitable, ill-advised, unbecoming the unfortunate incident of the upside-down Canadian flag
regrettable appropriate, becoming

3. unlucky, poor, unhappy, doomed, cursed, hopeless, unsuccessful, hapless, luckless, out of luck, wretched, star-crossed, unprosperous charity days to raise money for unfortunate people
unlucky happy, lucky, fortunate, successful

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unfortunate

adjective

1. Involving or undergoing chance misfortune:

hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, star-crossed, unhappy, unlucky, untoward.

2. Worthy of severe disapproval:

condemnable, deplorable, disgraceful, shameful.

3. Characterized by inappropriateness and gracelessness, especially in expression:

awkward, ill-chosen, inappropriate, inept, infelicitous, unhappy.

noun

A person living under very unhappy circumstances:

loser, miserable, underdog, underprivileged, wretch.

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Translations

غَيْر مَحْظوظيُؤْسَف له

nešťastnýpolitováníhodný

uheldigulyksalig

bedauerlichunglücklich

desafortunadodesgraciadodesventuradoinfelizinoportuno

infortunéinfortunéemalchanceuxregrettable

óheppilegur, leiîinleguróheppinn

sfortunatotriste

kļūmīgsnejauksnelādzīgsnelaimīgsneveiksmīgs

неудачный

nesrečen

bahtsızşanssızüzücü

不幸的令人遗憾的

unfortunate

[ʌnˈfɔːtʃnɪt]

A. ADJ

1. (= deserving of pity, unlucky) how very unfortunate! → ¡qué mala suerte!, ¡qué desgracia!
you have been most unfortunate → ha tenido usted muy mala suerte
we must help these unfortunate people → debemos ayudar a estas personas tan desafortunadas
he was unfortunate enough to be caught → tuvo la desgracia or mala suerte de que lo cogieran or pillaran
it is most unfortunate that he left → es una lástima or muy de lamentar que se haya ido

2. (= unsuitable, regrettable) [remark] → poco acertado, inoportuno; [incident, consequences, tendency] → lamentable
it was an unfortunate choice of words → las palabras que se eligieron fueron poco acertadas

B. N → desgraciado/a m/f

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unfortunate

[ʌnˈfɔː^rtʃʊnət]

adj

(= unlucky) [person, accident] → malheureux/euse

(= regrettable) [event, incident] → malheureux/euse; [mistake, choice, remark] → malheureux/euse
it is unfortunate that ... → c'est malheureux que ...

n → malheureux/euse m/f

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unfortunate

adj → unglücklich; person → glücklos; day, event, error → unglückselig; turn of phrase → ungeschickt, unglücklich; time → ungünstig; to be unfortunate (person) → Pech haben; to be unfortunate in life/in love → kein Glück im Leben/in der Liebe haben; it is most unfortunate that … → es ist höchst bedauerlich, dass …; how very unfortunate (for you) → welch ein Pech; it was unfortunate that he hadn’t been informed → ihm ist bedauerlicherweise nicht Bescheid gesagt worden; the unfortunate Mr Brown → der arme or bedauernswerte Herr Brown

n → Arme(r) mf, → Unglückliche(r) mf

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unfortunate

[ʌnˈfɔːtʃnɪt]

1. adj (deserving of pity) → povero/a; (unlucky) → sfortunato/a; (unsuitable, regrettable, event, remark) → infelice; (habit) → deplorevole
it is most unfortunate that he left → ci rincresce molto che se ne sia andato

2. n → sfortunato/a, sventurato/a

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unfortunate

(anˈfoːtʃənət) adjective

1. unlucky. He has been very unfortunate. ongelukkig غَيْر مَحْظوظ нещастен infeliz nešťastný unglücklich uheldig άτυχοςdesafortunado, desgraciado, desventurado õnnetu بداقبال huono-onninen malchanceux חֲסַר מַזָל दुर्भाग्य nesretan szerencsétlen malang óheppinn sfortunato 不運な 불행한 nelaimingas, nesėkmingas nelaimīgs; neveiksmīgs tdk bernasib baik ongelukkiguheldigpechowyinfeliz nenorocos, ghinionist невезучий nešťastný nesrečen nesrećan olycksförföljd โชคร้าย şanssız, bahtsız 不幸的 нещасний; нещасливий بد قسمت rủi ro 不幸的

2. regrettable. He has an unfortunate habit of giggling all the time. onaangenaam يُؤْسَف له жалък infeliz politováníhodný bedauerlich ulyksalig άτυχος, θλιβερόςinfeliz, inoportuno kahetsusväärne تاسف آور valitettava regrettableמצער खेदजनक nesretan, koban sajnálatos patut disesalkan óheppilegur, leiðinlegur inopportuno 不幸な 유감스러운 nevykęs kļūmīgs; nelādzīgs; nejauks dikesali ongelukkigbeklagelig, kjedeligniefortunnyinfeliz regretabil достойный сожаления poľutovaniahodný nesrečen nesrećan beklaglig, olycklig เป็นที่น่าเสียใจ üzücü 令人遺憾的 невдалий افسوس ناک đáng tiếc 令人遗憾的

unˈfortunately adverb

I'd like to help but unfortunately I can't. ongelukkig لِسوء الحَظ за съжаление infelizmente bohužel leider desværre; uheldigvis δυστυχώςpor desgracia, desgraciadamente, desafortunadamente kahjuks متاسفانه valitettavasti malheureusementלמרבה הצער दुर्भाग्यवश nažalost sajnos sayang sekali til allrar óhamingju; því miður sfortunatamente 不運にも 불행하게 deja diemžēl malangnya helaasdessverre, uheldigvisniestety infelizmente din păcate/nefericire к сожалению bohužiaľ na žalost nažalost tyvärr, dess värre น่าเสียดาย ne yazık ki, maalesef 令人遺憾地 на жаль بد قسمتي سے đáng tiếc 令人遗憾地

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unfortunate

a. infeliz, desafortunado-a, desgraciado-a.

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