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unluckiness

unluckiness

3.0
A situation in which bad things keep happening to someone
  • noun
  • /ʌnˈlʌkɪnəs/
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  • His constant unluckiness made him believe that fortune was always against him.

Examples

  • The team's unluckiness during the tournament meant they lost in the final moments of each game.

  • But today we are taking unluckiness to a whole new level, in fact, to a total extreme.

  • Nor do I believe luck has anything to do with it, or unluckiness.

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  • Her unluckiness in love?

  • Despite her efforts, her unluckiness in finding a job left her feeling frustrated.

Synonyms

bad luck
vsunluckiness
166 1.0

Unlucky events that happen by chance

is the broader quality of experiencing ongoing unfortunate outcomes rather than single incidents
misfortune
vsunluckiness
75 3.7

A bad event that causes trouble

is the ongoing state or quality of experiencing such unfortunate events
ill luck
vsunluckiness
1 3.8

Bad things that happen to someone by chance

is the abstract quality of experiencing repeated unfortunate events rather than a condition
haplessness
vsunluckiness
1 6.8

A time when someone has bad luck

is the same meaning but is the more common everyday word
cursedness
vsunluckiness
  • Archaic
9.1

A state of being unlucky and thought to be under a bad spell

is natural misfortune without implying supernatural cause or enchantment

Antonyms

2.0

A state when good things happen by chance

How Lucky

fortune
190 3.4
good luck
547 1.0
luck
1.0
unluckiness
3.0
misfortune
75 3.7

Surface Forms

unluckiness singular
unluckinesses plural

Morphology

unluckiness = unlucky (transparent) = un + luck + y + ness

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to 'unlucky', a clear and regular derivation.

Etymology

The word unluckiness comes from the prefix un- meaning 'not', the word luck meaning 'good chance' or 'good fortune', and the ending -ness that makes a noun. So unluckiness is the state of 'not having luck', meaning a time of bad luck or many unlucky events.