unfortunate
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- noun
- /ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənɪt/
:
desafortunado
- The story follows a group of unfortunates who faced numerous challenges after the storm.
- poor unfortunates
- other unfortunates
Examples
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You aren't attracting this, you are simply in the unfortunate position of being in this relationship.
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The charity provided shelter and food for many unfortunates who had lost their homes.
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You may assume this unfortunate person is living with a severe mental illness.
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I... I do not want to keep going around like those unfortunates.
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- These poor unfortunates will be safe in God's hands.
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Our Occupation Authorities in Wiesbaden have a duty to help these poor unfortunates with their defence.
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Caesar was a refuge for the unfortunate who is known for his benefactions, his generosity, famous for his gentleness and compassion.
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As an unfortunate, he often struggled to find stable work due to his circumstances.
Synonyms
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3.4
A person who has bad luck or problems
Antonyms
Compounds
How Pitiable
Surface Forms
Morphology
unfortunate = unfortunate (transparent) = un + fortunate
The noun is a regular substantivization of the adjective 'unfortunate', whose meaning is compositionally built from 'un-' + 'fortunate'.
Etymology
Unfortunate comes from un- 'not' plus fortune 'luck', the same root as fortune and fortunate, so an unfortunate is someone 'without luck' who suffers bad events.