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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.
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.
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.
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 in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Noun unfortunate (plural unfortunates) An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances.