'Unfortunate' definitions:

Definition of 'unfortunate'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned" [ant: fortunate]
adjective
Not auspicious; boding ill [syn: inauspicious, unfortunate] [ant: auspicious]
adjective
Unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech"
noun
A person who suffers misfortune [syn: unfortunate, unfortunate person]

Definition of 'Unfortunate'

From: GCIDE
  • Unfortunate \Un*for"tu*nate\, a. Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander; unfortunate business. -- n. An unfortunate person. --Hood. [1913 Webster] -- {Un*for"tu*nate*ly}, adv. -- {Un*for"tu*nate*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'unfortunate'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Unfortunate'