Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misfortunate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
mis-for-tu-nate
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having suffered misfortune; pitiable or habitually unfortunate.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From misfortune + -ate (adjective-forming suffix) or mis- + fortunate.

Inflected Forms

more misfortunate (comparative) most misfortunate (superlative)

Derived Forms

misfortunately

Frequently Paired Words

fortunate unfortunate

Synonyms

hapless miserable pathetic piteous pitiable pitiful poor wretched

Questions

What does misfortunate mean?
Having suffered misfortune; pitiable or habitually unfortunate.
Where does misfortunate come from?
From misfortune + -ate (adjective-forming suffix) or mis- + fortunate.

How to pronounce misfortunate

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