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unfortunate

Dictionary definition · unfortunate

noun

  1. a person who suffers misfortune

adjective

  1. not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune"an unfortunate turn of events"
  2. not auspicious; boding ill
  3. unsuitable or regrettable"an unfortunate choice of words"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).