unfortunate
//ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt//
Forms
- Comparative
- more unfortunate
- Superlative
- most unfortunate
- Plural
- unfortunates
Definitions
1.Not favored by fortune.
- Thus ended the life of one of the most unfortunate of small railway concerns.
2.Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.
3.Regrettable or unsuitable.
1.An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances.
- Of those adults who used the trains every day, about half now travel daily by bus, [...] one unfortunate is reported to be walking to and from his employment.
- Unlike the unfortunates aboard the Triumph, we viewers are in and out of the situation in under an hour and feel like we have had quite a lot of fun in the process.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4657
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
From un- + fortunate, doublet of infortunate.