unfortunate

Meaning

Opposite of
fortunate, lucky
Synonyms

unlucky
C1
ill-fated
34k
luckless
hapless
33k
poor
A1
unhappy
B2
☹️
regrettable
20k
ill-starred
sad
A2
☹️
bad
A1
👎
miserable
B2
wretched
C1
infelicitous
misfortune
C1
unfavourable
inauspicious
34k
calamitous
bad luck
pitiful
C1
adversity
C2
unsuccessful
C2
disastrous
C2
pitiable
43k
untoward
29k
unfortunately
B1

unfortunate person

mischance
deplorable
28k
unfavorable
ill
B1
🤢

very sad

unlucky person

portionless

abortive

unlucky fellow

too bad
tough
A2
accursed
21k
lamentable
47k
ruinous
tragic
B2
misadventure
46k
cruel
B2
poor devil
distressed
C2

poor wretch

damned
B2

ill fated

horrible
B1
bum
B2
Translations

infortuné
sfortunato
malheureux
☹️
malchanceux
desgraciado
unglückselig
unglücklich
☹️
desgraciat
☹️
ongelukkige

ατυχής

pauvre
bedauernswert
bedauerlich

κακότυχος

desafortunat
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnət/
Etymology

From un- + fortunate, doublet of infortunate.

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