unfortunate | meaning of unfortunate in Longman Dictionary

It's most unfortunate (=very unfortunate) that your father can't come to the wedding. 3 UNLUCKYhappening because of bad luck an unfortunate accident ... unfortunate Wordfamily (noun) fortunemisfortuneunfortunate (adjective) fortunate≠unfortunate (adverb) fortunately≠unfortunatelyFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishunfortunateun‧for‧tu‧nate1/ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət$-ˈfɔːr-/●●○S3adjective    1someonewhoisunfortunatehassomethingbadhappentothem  Whenweenteredtheroom,theteacherwasyellingatsomeunfortunatestudent.2PITY/IT'SAPITYanunfortunatesituation,condition,qualityetcisonethatyouwishwasdifferent  anunfortunateturnofevents  Hehasanunfortunatehabitofrepeatinghimself.itisunfortunate(that)  It’sunfortunatethatsofewpeopleseemwillingtohelp.  It’smostunfortunate(=veryunfortunate)thatyourfathercan’tcometothewedding.3UNLUCKYhappeningbecauseofbadluck  anunfortunateaccident4formalOFFENDunfortunatebehaviour,remarksetcmakepeoplefeelembarrassedoroffended  anunfortunatechoiceofwordsExamplesfromtheCorpusunfortunate•Buthistendencytodepreciatethevalidityofgratitudeisunfortunate.•Parentsaresobusywiththeircareersthattheydon'thavetimetohavefunwiththeirchildren,andthat'sunfortunate.•anunfortunateaccident•Ithinkthesehundredsofunfortunatebeingshavesomerightswhichweshouldconsider.•Themix-upwastheresultofasetofunfortunatecircumstances.•QuarterbackBradyAndersonwasinjuredinanunfortunatecollisionwithoneofhisteam-mates.•Hewasunfortunateenoughtolosehisjobjustafterhiswifehadababy.•Alas,eventhemostwell-meaningoperabuffshaveanunfortunatehabitofmakingtheirfavoriteindoorsportsoundimpossiblycomplicated.•Hehasanunfortunatehabitofrepeatinghimself.•It'sunfortunateithadtohappen.•anunfortunatemarriage•Headdedthatthedelaywastheunfortunateresultofthreeemergencycallsarrivingwithinanhour.•"Itwasanunfortunatesetofcircumstancesthatnoonecouldhavepredicted,"aspokespersonsaidtoday.•Settingspecificfinancialgoalsbeforeyoubeginyournewbusinessisawaytoavoidthisunfortunatesituation.•Itwasveryunfortunatethatsomeoneendedupgettinghurt.•Someoftheunfortunatevictimsweretrappedinsidethebuildingforover12hours. mostunfortunate•OnemostunfortunateconsequenceoftheCounter-Reformationmustbementioned.•ButLeonora'sapproacheshadamostunfortunateeffect.•Buthedidsointhemostunfortunatemanner.•Completelydiscredited,thecurésaid:amostunfortunatemistake.•Noreasonwhyeventhemostunfortunatemortalshouldeverhaveabreathofdepression.•Themarriagefeastwasperhapsthemostunfortunatethatevertookplace.•Themostunfortunate,themostdestructive,andoftentimesthemoststubbornly-foughtconflictsarethoseofanintra-provincialorcivilcharacter.unfortunateaccident•Itwasaveryunfortunateaccident.•LastFriday'sunfortunateaccidentlefttheclubwithnoalternative.•Sincetheunfortunateaccidenttoyourfather,Ihavehadthestrangestpresentimentsconcerningyou,attimes.unfortunateunfortunate2noun[countable]    literaryPOORsomeonewhohasnomoney,home,jobetcExamplesfromtheCorpusunfortunate•apoorunfortunate•TheferrymanwasCharonandthosehewouldnotadmittohisboatweretheunfortunateswhohadnotbeendulyburied.•Ofcourse,therearenolongerbawdyhouses,wheretheseunfortunatesaredisplayedopenlytodebauchedsatyrs.•Frankiehadbeenoneofthoseunfortunates. Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Moreresults lucky/unfortunateetcenoughtobe/dosomething Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Welfare Football Banking Electrical Seealltopics Wordoftheday moody annoyedorunhappy