The meaning of UNFORTUNATE is not favored by fortune : unsuccessful, unlucky. How to use unfortunate in a sentence.
UNFORTUNATE definition: 1. unlucky or having bad effects: 2. (of remarks or behaviour) not suitable in a way that could…. Learn more.
Something unfortunate is something that you wished had not happened — like that unfortunate incident that got you suspended from school. Let's not bring that up.
UNFORTUNATE definition: suffering from bad luck. See examples of unfortunate used in a sentence.
If you describe someone as unfortunate, you mean that something unpleasant or unlucky has happened to them. You can also describe the unpleasant things that happen to them as unfortunate.
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Having bad luck; unlucky. 2. Characterized by, bringing, or causing misfortune: an unfortunate turn of events. 3. Regrettable; deplorable: an unfortunate lack of good manners. n. A victim of bad luck.
Definition of unfortunate adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. having bad luck; caused by bad luck synonym unlucky. He was unfortunate to lose in the final round. It was an unfortunate accident. The unfortunate animal was locked inside the house for a week.
Noun unfortunate (plural unfortunates) An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances.
un for tu nate (un fôr′ chə nit), adj. suffering from bad luck: an unfortunate person. unfavorable or inauspicious: an unfortunate beginning. regrettable or deplorable: an unfortunate remark. marked by or inviting misfortune: an unfortunate development. lamentable; sad: the unfortunate death of her parents. n. an unfortunate person.