unfortunate

un·for·tu·nate  (n-fôrch-nt)

adj.

1. Characterized by undeserved bad luck; unlucky.

2. Causing misfortune; disastrous.

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

n.

A victim of bad luck.

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un·fortu·nate·ly adv.

un·fortu·nate·ness n.

Synonyms: unfortunate, hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, unlucky
These adjectives mean marked by, affected by, or promising bad fortune: 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

Adjective

1. caused or accompanied by bad luck: an unfortunate coincidence

2. having bad luck: my unfortunate daughter

3. regrettable or unsuitable: an unfortunate choice of phrase

Noun

an unlucky person

unfortunately adv

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 << OPPOSITE opportune

adjective 2. regrettable, deplorable, lamentable, inappropriate, unsuitable, ill-advised, unbecoming << OPPOSITE becoming

adjective 3. unlucky, poor, unhappy, doomed, cursed, hopeless, unsuccessful, hapless, luckless, out of luck, wretched, star-crossed, unprosperous << OPPOSITE fortunate

Translations

unfortunate [ʌnˈfɔːtʃnət] adj → desgraciado; [event, remark] → inoportuno

unfortunate [ʌnˈfɔːtʃnət] adj → malheureux/euse; [event, remark] → malencontreux/euse

unfortunate [ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət] adj (= unlucky) → unglücklich (= regrettable); bedauerlich;

it is unfortunate that ... → es ist bedauerlich, dass ...

unfortunate [ʌnˈfɔːtʃnɪt] adj → sfortunato/a; [event, remark] → infelice

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unfortunate

adj unfortunate [anˈfoːtʃənət]

1 unlucky He has been very unfortunate.ongelukkigغَيْر مَحْظوظнещастенnešťastnýuheldigunglücklichάτυχοςdesafortunado, desgraciado, desventuradoõnnetuبداقبالhuono-onninenmalchanceuxחֲסַר מַזָלदुर्भाग्यnesretanszerencsétlenóheppinnsfortunato不運なnelaimingas, nesėkmingasnelaimīgs; neveiksmīgstdk bernasib baikongelukkiguheldigpechowyinfeliznenorocos, ghinionistневезучийnešťastnýnesrečennesrećanolycksförföljdโชคร้ายşanssız, bahtsız不幸的нещасний; нещасливийبد قسمتrủi ro不幸的

2 regrettable He has an unfortunate habit of giggling all the time.onaangenaamيُؤْسَف لهжалъкpolitováníhodnýulyksaligbedauerlichάτυχος, θλιβερόςinfeliz, inoportunokahetsusväärneتاسف آورvalitettavaregrettableמְצַעֵרखेदजनकnesretan, kobansajnálatosóheppilegur, leiðinlegurinopportuno不幸なnevykęskļūmīgs; nelādzīgs; nejauksdikesaliongelukkigbeklagelig, kjedeligniefortunnyinfelizregretabilдостойный сожаленияpoľutovaniahodnýnesrečennesrećanbeklaglig, olyckligเป็นที่น่าเสียใจüzücü令人遺憾的невдалийافسوس ناکđáng tiếc令人遗憾的

adv unˈfortunately

I'd like to help but unfortunately I can't.ongelukkigلِسوء الحَظза съжалениеbohuželdesværre; uheldigvisleiderδυστυχώςpor desgracia, desgraciadamente, desafortunadamentekahjuksمتاسفانهvalitettavastimalheureusementלְמַרבֵּה הַצַעַרदुर्भाग्यवशnažalostsajnostil allrar óhamingju; því miðursfortunatamente不運にもdejadiemžēlmalangnyahelaasdessverre, uheldigvisniestetyinfelizmentedin păcate/nefericireк сожалениюbohužiaľna žalostnažalosttyvärr, dess värreน่าเสียดายne yazık ki, maalesef令人遺憾地на жальبد قسمتي سےđáng tiếc令人遗憾地