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unfortunate

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AdjectiveEdit

unfortunate (comparative more unfortunate, superlative most unfortunate)

not favored by fortune
marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune

SynonymsEdit

(not favored by fortune): unsuccessful
(accompanied by or resulting in misfortune): unlucky

AntonymsEdit

(not favored by fortune): fortunate
(accompanied by or resulting in misfortune): fortunate, lucky

See alsoEdit

TranslationsEdit

not favored by fortune

Armenian: դժբախտ (džbaxt)
Catalan: desafortunat
Danish: uheldig, ulykkelig
French: infortuné (fr)
German: unglücklich (de), unglückselig (de)
Ido: desfortunoza (io)
Italian: sfortunato (it)

Kurdish:

Sorani: بێبه‌خت (ku)
Norwegian: uheldig
Portuguese: desafortunado, azarado
Russian: несча́стный (ru) (nesčástnyj), несчастли́вый (ru) (nesčastlívyj), неуда́чный (ru) (neudáčnyj), неуда́чливый (ru) (neudáčlivyj)
Spanish: desafortunado (es)
Swedish: olycklig (sv)

marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune

Armenian: դժբախտ (džbaxt)
Catalan: desafortunat
Danish: uheldig
French: malencontreux (fr)
German: unglücklich (de), unglückselig (de)

Italian: sfortunato (it)
Kurdish:

Sorani: نه‌گبه‌ت
Norwegian: uheldig
Portuguese: desafortunado, infeliz (pt)
Russian: неуда́чный (ru) (neudáčnyj)
Spanish: desafortunado (es)

NounEdit

unfortunate (plural unfortunates)

An unlucky person.

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