desgraciado

Spanish

Etymology

Past participle of desgraciar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desɡɾaˈθjado/ [d̪ez.ɣ̞ɾaˈθja.ð̞o] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /desɡɾaˈsjado/ [d̪ez.ɣ̞ɾaˈsja.ð̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: des‧gra‧cia‧do

Adjective

desgraciado (feminine desgraciada, masculine plural desgraciados, feminine plural desgraciadas)

1. unfortunate

   Synonym: desafortunado

Related terms

• desgracia
• desgraciar
• gracia
• gracias

Noun

desgraciado m (plural desgraciados, feminine desgraciada, feminine plural desgraciadas) (derogatory)

1. wretch
2. creep, unfortunate person
3. jerk, idiot, moron

Participle

desgraciado (feminine desgraciada, masculine plural desgraciados, feminine plural desgraciadas)

1. past participle of desgraciar

Further reading

• “desgraciado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025