Dictionary Entry
unfortunate
unfortunate is a 11-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
11 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business.
- 2noun
An unfortunate person.
- 3noun
a person who suffers misfortune
- 4adjective
not auspicious; boding ill
Synonyms
- 5adjective
unsuitable or regrettable
"an unfortunate choice of words"
"an unfortunate speech"
- 6adjective
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
"an unfortunate turn of events"
"an unfortunate decision"
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