Unfortunate
[ʌn'fɔːtʃ(ə)nət] or [ʌn'fɔrtʃənət]
Definition
(noun.) a person who suffers misfortune.
(adj.) unsuitable or regrettable; 'an unfortunate choice of words'; 'an unfortunate speech' .
(adj.) not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; 'an unfortunate turn of events'; 'an unfortunate decision'; 'unfortunate investments'; 'an unfortunate night for all concerned' .
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Definition
(a.) 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.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Unsuccessful, unprosperous, unlucky, luckless, ill-fated, ill-starred.[2]. Disastrous, calamitous, unhappy, deplorable.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Calamitous, Illfated, unlucky, wretched, unhappy, miserable,[See BUSS]
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Definition
adj. not fortunate prosperous or successful.—n. one who is unfortunate esp. a fallen woman.—adv. Unfor′tunately.—n. Unfor′tunateness.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream that you are unfortunate, is significant of loss to yourself, and trouble for others.
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Examples
- The unfortunate inquirer staggered against a wall, a faint cry escaped her --O! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- On a hasty review of his unfortunate position, Mr. Snagsby can't say either. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- When the maid entered, about seven, there the unfortunate fellow was hanging in the middle of the room. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- This is unfortunate,' said Rokesmith. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Well, then, I must return with you, said poor Meyler, throwing off his unfortunate regimentals, and preparing to accompany me home. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- She was prepared to be wet through, fatigued, and frightened; but the event was still more unfortunate, for they did not go at all. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- This unfortunate fancy. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- He suffered heavily, did my unfortunate boy. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It's an unfortunate name, and I fancy I should reproach myself if I gave it to another dear child, and it proved again unlucky. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I have no portion in thee, cruel, hard-hearted man, said the unfortunate maiden. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- All unfortunate men of my size suffer from the heat, said the Count, refreshing himself gravely with a large green fan. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Still, to get to Egypt, was something, in the eyes of the unfortunate colonists, hopeless as the prospect seemed of ever getting further. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The unfortunate lady has not the money, and there are none of her people in whom she could confide. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- My servant will be back in a few minutes, and I shall then go myself to see what can be done for this unfortunate man. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Such are the unfortunate effects of all the regulations of the mercantile system. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- We left in Jaffa Mr. Adams, his wife, and fifteen unfortunates who not only had no money but did not know where to turn or whither to go. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- What do you owe to these poor unfortunates, oh Christians? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- It marked the end of those poor unfortunates who had looked upon the divine glory of the goddess a full year before. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
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