unfortunate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ʌnˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nət/ General American, weak vowel merger
- /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nət/ General American, weak vowel merger
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ʌnˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From un- + fortunate, doublet of infortunate.
Meanings
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Not favored by fortune.
Thus ended the life of one of the most unfortunate of small railway concerns.
1958 June 14, John Marshall, “The Forest of Dean Central Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 422:
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Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.
But as the tower and towee reached the cross-roads again, another car, negligently driven, came round the corner, hit the Morris, and severed the tow rope, sending the unfortunate car back again into the shop window[…]
1933, Henry Sturmey, H. Walter Staner, The Autocar:
- Regrettable or unsuitable.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unfortunate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unfortunate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unfortunate-looking · unfortunately · unfortunateness
Relateds
infelicitous · deplorable · unsuitable · regrettable
Synonyms
Translations (95)
kk бақытсыз (not favored by fortune) · mk не́среќен (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · io desfortunoza (not favored by fortune) · el κακότυχος (not favored by fortune) · ru неуда́чный (not favored by fortune) · grc ἀτυχής (not favored by fortune) · eo malbonŝanca (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · ru несча́стный (not favored by fortune) · de unglücklich (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · ota اوغورسز (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · es desafortunado (not favored by fortune) · ckb بێبەخت (not favored by fortune) · es desgraciado (not favored by fortune) · ml ദൗർഭാഗ്യം (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · fo óskepnuligur (not favored by fortune) · ru неуда́чливый (not favored by fortune) · ga mífhortúnach (not favored by fortune) · ja 不幸 (not favored by fortune) · no uheldig (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · hi अभागा (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · ru неуда́чный (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · el άμοιρος (not favored by fortune) · la īnfēlīx (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · cmn 不幸 (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · bg нещастен (not favored by fortune) · el αποτυχημένος (not favored by fortune) · ko 불행 (not favored by fortune) · fo vanlukkuligur (not favored by fortune) · ota قوتسز (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · fr infortuné (not favored by fortune) · pt desafortunado (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · el άτυχος (not favored by fortune) · pt azarado (not favored by fortune) · sv olycklig (not favored by fortune) · de unglückselig (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · fo eydnuleysur (not favored by fortune) · ru невезучий (not favored by fortune) · pt desafortunado (not favored by fortune) · it malcapitato (not favored by fortune) · no uheldig (not favored by fortune) · ota بختسز (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · mk не́среќен (not favored by fortune) · de unglücklich (not favored by fortune) · pl pechowy (not favored by fortune) · la īnfēlīx (not favored by fortune) · it sfortunato (not favored by fortune) · it sventurato (not favored by fortune) · de unglückselig (not favored by fortune) · pt infeliz (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · ca desafortunat (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · grc δυστυχής (not favored by fortune) · hy ձախորդ (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · fi onnistumaton (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · ga aimseach (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · ia infortunate (not favored by fortune) · mr दुर्दैवी (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · gl desafortunado (not favored by fortune) · ja 不幸 (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · fi onneton (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · oc malastrugat (not favored by fortune) · pl fatalny (not favored by fortune) · hy դժբախտ (not favored by fortune) · hy ձախորդ (not favored by fortune) · hy դժբախտ (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · el ατυχέστατος (not favored by fortune) · fr malencontreux (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · ml ദൗർഭാഗ്യം (not favored by fortune) · tr talihsiz (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · ru несчастли́вый (not favored by fortune) · pt infeliz (not favored by fortune) · it sfortunato (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · ota وارون (not favored by fortune) · fi epäonninen (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · it iellato (not favored by fortune) · it disgraziato (not favored by fortune) · fi epäonninen (not favored by fortune) · da ulykkelig (not favored by fortune) · vi đáng tiếc (not favored by fortune) · pdt schod (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · ga mí-ámharach (not favored by fortune) · sip ཇུས་ཉེས (not favored by fortune) · bg неудачен (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · oc desfortunat (not favored by fortune) · hi अभागा (not favored by fortune) · cmn 不幸 (not favored by fortune) · fi onneton (not favored by fortune) · ckb نەگبەت (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · it scalognato (not favored by fortune) · tr uğursuz (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · da uheldig (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) · nl onfortuinlijk (not favored by fortune) · ca desafortunat (not favored by fortune) · it sfigato (not favored by fortune) · da uheldig (not favored by fortune) · es desafortunado (marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune)