unfortunate

unfortunate
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. unlucky, hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, star-crossed, luckless, unsuccessful, abortive, disastrous, ruinous; short or out of luck, SOL, behind the eight ball, jinxed, hexed (all sl.). See adversity, inexpedience.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Not promoting good fortune]
Syn. unpropitious, adverse, damaging; see unfavorable 2 .
2. [Not enjoying good fortune]
Syn. unlucky, luckless, unhappy, hapless, afflicted, troubled, stricken, unsuccessful, without success, burdened, pained, not prosperous, ill-starred, in adverse circumstances, out of fortune, forsaken by fortune, cursed, broken, shattered, ill-fated, on the road to ruin, in a desperate plight, ruined, out of luck*, in a bad way*, jinxed*, hexed*, behind the eight ball*, hoodooed*, gone to the dogs*, down on one's luck*; see also sad 1 .
Ant. happy*, lucky, prosperous.
3. [Not enjoying prosperity]
Syn. destitute, impoverished, bankrupt; see poor 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
unlucky, unfavorable, hapless, ill-fated, *jinxed, cursed, *star-crossed, untimely, ill-timed, inopportune, inauspicious, unhappy, sad, bad, deplorable, lamentable, adverse, regrettable, unsuccessful, pitiful, disastrous, tragic, grievous.
ANT.: fortunate, lucky, blessed, timely, happy
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Involving or undergoing chance misfortune: hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, star-crossed, unhappy, unlucky, untoward. See LUCK. 2. Worthy of severe disapproval: con-demnable, deplorable, disgraceful, shameful. See GOOD. 3. Characterized by inappropriateness and gracelessness, especially in expression: awkward, ill-chosen, inappropriate, inept, infelicitous, unhappy. See ABILITY, GOOD. II noun A person living under very unhappy circumstances: loser, miserable, underdog, underprivileged, wretch. See RICH.

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