unfortunate

English

Adjective

unfortunate (comparative more unfortunate, superlative most unfortunate)

1. not favored by fortune
2. marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune

Synonyms

• (not favored by fortune): unsuccessful
• (accompanied by or resulting in misfortune): unlucky

Antonyms

• (not favored by fortune): fortunate
• (accompanied by or resulting in misfortune): fortunate, lucky

See also

• deplorable
• regrettable
• infelicitous
• unsuitable

Translations

not favored by fortune

• Armenian: դժբախտ (hy) (džbaxt)
• Catalan: desafortunat (ca)
• Danish: uheldig (da), ulykkelig (da)
• French: infortuné (fr) m, infortunée (fr) f
• German: unglücklich (de), unglückselig (de)
• Ido: desfortunoza (io)

• Italian: sfortunato (it)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: بێبه‌خت

• Norwegian: uheldig (no)
• Spanish: desafortunado (es) m, desafortunada (es) f

marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune

• Armenian: դժբախտ (hy) (džbaxt)
• Catalan: desafortunat (ca)
• Danish: uheldig (da)
• French: malencontreux (fr) m, malencontreuse (fr) f
• German: unglücklich (de), unglückselig (de)

• Italian: sfortunato (it)
• Kurdish:

  Sorani: نه‌گبه‌ت

• Norwegian: uheldig (no)
• Spanish: desafortunado (es) m, desafortunada (es) f

Noun

unfortunate (plural unfortunates)

1. An unlucky person.