unfortunate

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EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnət/, /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈfɔɹtʃənɪt/
• Hyphenation: for‧tu‧nate

AdjectiveEdit

unfortunate ‎(comparative more unfortunate, superlative most unfortunate)

1. not favored by fortune
2. 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

• deplorable
• regrettable
• infelicitous
• unsuitable

TranslationsEdit

not favored by fortune

• Armenian: դժբախտ (hy) ‎(džbaxt)
• Catalan: desafortunat (ca)
• Danish: uheldig, ulykkelig
• Dutch: onfortuinlijk (nl)
• 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 (hy) ‎(džbaxt)
• Catalan: desafortunat (ca)
• 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)

1. An unlucky person.