unfortunate

1. (satellite adjective) unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech"

2. (adjective) 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"
Antonyms: fortunate

3. (noun) a person who suffers misfortune
Synonyms: unfortunate person
Related Words: Job, abandoned person, amputee, captive, castaway, crier, cripple, desperate, diseased person, failure, griever, have-not, homeless, homeless person, human, individual, jinx, jonah, lamenter, loser, mortal, mourner, nonstarter, nympholept, outcast, pariah, person, poor person, prisoner, sick person, somebody, someone, soul, sufferer, survivor, unsuccessful person, victim, weeper

4. (adjective) not auspicious; boding ill
Synonyms: inauspicious



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