Synonyms for unfortunate
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-fawr-chuh-nit |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈfɔr tʃə nɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for unfortunate
- afflicted
- broken
- burdened
- calamitous
- cursed
- destitute
- forsaken
- hapless
- hopeless
- ill-fated
- ill-starred
- in a bad way
- infelicitous
- inopportune
- jinxed
- luckless
- out of luck
- pained
- poor
- ruined
- ruinous
- shattered
- star-crossed
- stricken
- troubled
- unbecoming
- unfavorable
- unhappy
- unpropitious
- unprosperous
- unsuccessful
- unsuitable
- wretched
Définition of unfortunate
Origin :- 1520s, "unlucky," from un- (1) "not" + fortunate. Infortunate in same sense is from late 14c. (along with a verb infortune "to render unhappy," and a noun meaning "bad luck). In late 18c.-early 19c., unfortunate woman was a polite way to say "prostitute." The noun meaning "one who is not fortunate" is recorded from 1630s.
- adj unlucky, bad
- It was unfortunate as to time, owing to the condition of affairs in Italy.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- She had just taken the class, and was so unfortunate as not to be acquainted with their names.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- The unfortunate victim of the law came perilously close to despair then.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- It would have been unfortunate if it were otherwise, for he is very poor indeed.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- You have an unfortunate way, Eileen, of defeating your own ends.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- Whether a folly or no, the house was certainly an unfortunate one.
- Extract from : « Browne's Folly » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- It was only his unfortunate and transparent manner of speakin'.
- Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 5. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
- Pity for this unfortunate Irishman recalled Ireland to my thoughts.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- I continued the descent, and crossed the creek to where the unfortunate Tulp was waiting for me.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- Their work was over, but an unfortunate accident marred its conclusion.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
Antonyms for unfortunate
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