Unfortunate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
adjective
an unfortunate speech
Extra examples
She was unfortunate enough to have been chosen as an example.
It's unfortunate that he couldn't be here for your birthday.
He has an unfortunate tendency to show up late.
When we entered the room, the teacher was yelling at some unfortunate student.
He has an unfortunate habit of repeating himself.
It's unfortunate that so few people seem willing to help.
It's most unfortunate (=very unfortunate) that your father can't come to the wedding.
...their weight is an unfortunate fixation for many teenagers...
...regards the platform shoe as one of the unfortunate fopperies of the 1970s that should remain buried in fashion's scrap heap...
...an unfortunate tendency to call those who disagree with him “brainless goons”...
...had an unfortunate mistrust of doctors, so her medical condition was allowed to worsen...
...a person with an unfortunate partiality for jumping to conclusions...
...his aunt's unfortunate susceptibility to viruses meant she was nearly always sick...
...what unfortunate wight would be out and about in such foul weather?...
It was unfortunate that you chucked out that remark.
Word forms
singular: unfortunate
plural: unfortunates
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