Meaning Of The Word Unfortunate

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unfortunate
If you describe someone as unfortunate, you mean that something unpleasant or unlucky has happened to them. You can also describe the unpleasant things that happen to them as unfortunate.
If you describe something that has happened as unfortunate, you think that it is inappropriate, embarrassing, awkward, or wrong.
You can describe someone as unfortunate when they are poor or have a difficult life.

unfortunate in American English
having bad luck; unlucky
adjective: suffering from bad luck
noun: an unfortunate person

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