unfortunate (a)

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type a
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def not favored by fortune
def marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
examples an unfortunate turn of events
an unfortunate decision
unfortunate investments
an unfortunate night for all concerned
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Also see underprivileged; unlucky, luckless; unsuccessful
Derivationally related form unfortunate → unfortunate
Antonym unfortunate → fortunate
Similar to abject; black, calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fateful; dispossessed, homeless, roofless; hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched; doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky; downtrodden; infelicitous, unhappy; regrettable, too bad
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Antonym fortunate → unfortunate
Similar to abject; black, calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fateful; dispossessed, homeless, roofless; hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched; doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky; downtrodden; infelicitous, unhappy; regrettable, too bad
Also see unlucky, luckless; underprivileged; unsuccessful
Derived from adjective unfortunately → unfortunate
Derivationally related form unfortunate → unfortunate

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