unluckiness
- noun
- /ʌnˈlʌkɪnəs/
- His constant unluckiness made him believe that fortune was always against him.
Examples
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The team's unluckiness during the tournament meant they lost in the final moments of each game.
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But today we are taking unluckiness to a whole new level, in fact, to a total extreme.
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Nor do I believe luck has anything to do with it, or unluckiness.
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Her unluckiness in love?
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Despite her efforts, her unluckiness in finding a job left her feeling frustrated.
Synonyms
Unlucky events that happen by chance
A bad event that causes trouble
Bad things that happen to someone by chance
A time when someone has bad luck
A state of being unlucky and thought to be under a bad spell
Antonyms
How Lucky
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.