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Definition of unfortunate : 1. An unfortunate person.
2. Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business.

Synonyms:

ruined, broken, dispossessed, pitiable, bankrupt, ill-chosen, underdog, misfortunate, ill-starred, deplorable, regrettable, unfortunate person, roofless, lucky, afflicted, happy, underprivileged, fatal, destitute, luck, homeless, troubled, condemnable, star-crossed, shipwrecked, wretch, inappropriate, abject, loser, infelicitous, inept, cursed, unpromising, hapless, pathetic, black, impoverished, castaway, shattered, pitiful, stricken, ill-omened, shameful, pained, awkward, rich, ill, doomed, unsuccessful, too bad, good, unhappy, disgraceful, luckless, fateful, wretched, ability, poor, sad, piteous, ominous, ill-fated

disastrous, unlucky, burdensome, hard, grievous, unfavorable, difficult, calamitous, troublesome, adverse, perilous, inauspicious, opposing, antipathetic, woeful, unpropitious, tragic, untoward, miserable, detrimental, catastrophic, unfriendly, distressful

Usage examples:

• I feel more friendly toward my own unfortunate people now than ever before. - "Throckmorton", Molly Elliot Seawell.
• But it was rather unfortunate that they did so. - "Stories of Birds", Lenore Elizabeth Mulets.
• That was unfortunate, was it not? - "Can You Forgive Her?", Anthony Trollope.