misfortunate

Examples

• All

• And once again, it's not because people have been misfortunate enough to use their hard drives.

  Gamers Nexus

• Misfortunate nursemaid to ugly fish.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Party not reaching Er-Heb for very misfortunate reasons.

  The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

• Hate is a form of insanity and blurs the vision that so many Americans today have a blurred view regarding "45? is misfortunate.

  Blog text (3)

• What he has just proposed isn't worse than Anthony Wiener's (just such a misfortunate name) indiscretion, personal and private at that.

  Blog text (5)

• But the part of A Series of Unfortunate Events that will stick with me most is the thematic progression, as Handler realized several times mid-series that he needed to jolt to something deeper and more resonant than the downward spiral of misfortunate orphans.

  Blog text (8)

• She was a misfortunate woman who lost everything in the flood.

• The misfortunate event left him without a home or support.

• His misfortunate choices led to a series of unfortunate incidents.

Synonyms

P

poor

vsmisfortunate

∞ 1.0

Needing pity because they are hurt, sad, or unlucky

focuses more on having bad luck rather than only hardship causes

P

pathetic

vsmisfortunate

• Offensive

571 3.9

Very weak or sad in a way that makes people feel pity and dislike

is about bad luck or misfortune without the contempt element

M

miserable

vsmisfortunate

416 1.8

Feeling very unhappy or suffering a lot

can be caused by bad luck but primarily names the suffering itself

C

cursed

vsmisfortunate

• Literature

136 5.3

Having bad luck because of a magic spell, sometimes used to show anger or strong feeling

relates to unlucky circumstances while also suggesting pity

U

unlucky

vsmisfortunate

89 1.0

Having bad luck that causes problems

is similar but adds a sense of being deserving of pity

P

pitiful

vsmisfortunate

41 3.2

Making people feel sorry and want to help because of suffering or weakness

has the same pity element but also stresses unlucky circumstances

H

hapless

vsmisfortunate

25 7.2

Unlucky in a way that makes people feel sorry

focuses more on misfortune generally rather than pity alone

I

ill-fated

vsmisfortunate

19 6.1

Likely to have very bad luck and end badly

covers the same fate but adds being deserving of compassion

W

wretched

vsmisfortunate

12 5.7

Extremely unhappy and suffering a lot

is similar in emotional pain but also implies unlucky circumstances

P

pitiable

vsmisfortunate

7 6.1

Making people feel sorry for someone or something

is instead about having bad luck, not only about arousing pity

J

jinxed

vsmisfortunate

• Informal

5 7.9

Having a lot of bad luck that causes many problems

is similar but emphasizes real misfortune and the need for pity

P

piteous

vsmisfortunate

• Literature

3 7.9

Making people feel sorry because someone is suffering

is similar emotionally but also highlights being unlucky

L

luckless

vsmisfortunate

2 5.3

A person who has many bad things happen to them

stresses the same misfortune while also implying sympathy is due

I

ill-starred

vsmisfortunate

• Literature

1 9.0

Likely to have bad luck and end badly

shares destined badness but also suggests the need for pity

D

down on one's luck

vsmisfortunate

6.7

Having bad luck, often with money

is broader, meaning general misfortune and deserving of sympathy

Antonyms

L

lucky

∞ 1.0

Having good things happen by chance

F

fortunate

306 1.8

Being lucky in a situation

How Lucky

blessed

276 2.3

lucky

∞ 1.0

fortunate

306 1.8

misfortunate

• Archaic

1 7.1

unlucky

89 1.0

ill-fated

19 6.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology