unfortunate
/ʌnˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.
adj
noun
An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances.
Example Sentences
- "Thus ended the life of one of the most unfortunate of small railway concerns."
- "But as the tower and towee reached the cross-roads again, another car, negligently driven, came round the corner, hit the Morris, and severed the tow rope, sending the unfortunate car back again into the shop window[…]"
- "Of those adults who used the trains every day, about half now travel daily by bus, [...] one unfortunate is reported to be walking to and from his employment."
- "Unlike the unfortunates aboard the Triumph, we viewers are in and out of the situation in under an hour and feel like we have had quite a lot of fun in the process."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ʌnˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt/
- British English: /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/