unfortunate
adjective
1. not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
- an unfortunate turn of events
- an unfortunate decision
- unfortunate investments
Similar word(s): abject, black, calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fateful, dispossessed, homeless, roofless, hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched, doomed, unlucky, downtrodden, infelicitous, unhappy, regrettable, luckless, unlucky, underprivileged, unsuccessful
2. not auspicious; boding ill
Similar word(s): unpromising, inauspicious
3. unsuitable or regrettable
- an unfortunate choice of words
- an unfortunate speech
Similar word(s): infelicitous