Meaning

3 senses
  1. Not favored by fortune.

    unglücklich, unglückselig

    несча́стныйnesčástnyj, несчастли́выйnesčastlívyj, неуда́чныйneudáčnyj

    not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

  2. Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.

    unglücklich, unglückselig

    неуда́чныйneudáčnyj

  3. Regrettable or unsuitable.

    unsuitable or regrettable

Examples

110 sentences
  1. She sympathized with those unfortunate people.

    ruОна сочувствовала тем несчастным. — amanshi

  2. Tom met with an unfortunate accident.

  3. There was an unfortunate incident at home.

    ruДома был несчастный случай. — kukla

  4. It was unfortunate that it rained yesterday.

    deEs war bedauerlich, dass es gestern regnete. — Espi

  5. It would be unfortunate if that happened.

    deEs wäre bedauerlich, wenn das geschähe. — Waldelfe

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
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Origin

From un- + fortunate, doublet of infortunate.

From un- + fortunate, doublet of infortunate.

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Forms

more unfortunate, most unfortunate
Comparativemore unfortunate Lesson
Superlativemost unfortunate Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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