a person who suffers misfortune unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech" not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned
You can describe someone as unfortunate when they are poor or have a difficult life. Every year we have charity days to raise money for unfortunate people. An unfortunate is someone who is unfortunate. Dorothy was another of life's unfortunates. someone who has no money, home, job etc
If you describe someone as unfortunate, you mean that something unpleasant or unlucky has happened to them. You can also describe the unpleasant things that happen to them as unfortunate. Some unfortunate person passing below could all too easily be seriously injured Apparently he had been unfortunate enough to fall victim to a gang of thugs Through some unfortunate accident, the information reached me a day late It was unfortunate for Davey that his teacher did not take kindly to him. = unlucky
Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned
unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech"
If you describe something that has happened as unfortunate, you think that it is inappropriate, embarrassing, awkward, or undesirable. It really is desperately unfortunate that this should have happened just now. the unfortunate incident of the upside-down Canadian flag
a person who suffers misfortune unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech"