misfortunate
English
Etymology
misfortune + -ate or mis- + fortunate
Adjective
misfortunate (comparative more misfortunate, superlative most misfortunate)
- Having suffered misfortune; pitiable
- 2009, January 18, “Aleksandar Hemon”, in United States of Chicago:
- It quickly became clear to me that I would have to make the transition from being a misfortunate tourist to being a Chicagoan […] .
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Related terms
- fortunate
- unfortunate