Thesaurus: unfortunate

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1. a. Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business.
2. n. An unfortunate person.
3. adj. not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
4. adj. not auspicious; boding ill
5. adj. unsuitable or regrettable
6. n. a person who suffers misfortune
7. Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business. -- n. An unfortunate person. Hood. -- Un*for"tu*nate*ly, adv. -- Un*for"tu*nate*ness, n.
8. Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attendedwith misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; anunfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business.-- n.
9. j:100 n. a person who suffers misfortune a. not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune s. unsuitable or regrettable