unfortunately

Sentences
An user
Unfortunately ,  the   choice   is   permanent .
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An user
Unfortunately   the   trip   never   took place   and   the   season   was   ended   very   quietly .
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Meaning

  1. Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.
  2. Used (as a parenthetical word, often a sentence adverb) to express disappointment, compassion, sorrow, regret, or grief.

Synonyms

unluckily
alas
C1
regrettably
26k
unhappily
35k
sadly
C1
regretfully
38k
misfortune
C1
adversity
C2
sad
A2
☹️
unfortunate
B2

pitily

to one’s misfortune

to one’s regret

awkwardly
26k
sad to say
on the contrary
peevishly
pitiful
C1
ruinously
too bad
unhappiness
C2
unlucky
C1
woeful
40k
woefully
47k
wretched
C1

and yet

I’m sorry to say

I’m afraid to say

shame
B1

not so good

tally damaged

unfelicitously
accidental
C2

生憎

as
A1

at the wrong moment

because
A1
by chance

by coincidence

calamitous
catastrophically
damn
A1
disastrously
even though
for
A1
haplessly
inadvertently
21k
inconveniently
Translations

malheureusement
leider
purtroppo
helaas
desgraciadamente

δυστυχώς

sfortunatamente
unglücklicherweise
desafortunadamente
hélas
malencontreusement

jammer genoeg

bedauerlicherweise
malauguratamente
Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnətli/
Etymology

From unfortunate + -ly or un- + fortunately.

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