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unfortunate

🇬🇧 UK/ʌn'fɔːtʃ(ə)nət/🇺🇸 US/.ʌn'fɒ:tʃәnit/
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Definitions

adj.

Not favored by luck; resulting in or marked by misfortune; regrettable or unsuitable.

不幸的,倒霉的;令人遗憾的

n.

A person who suffers bad luck or hardship.

不幸的人,倒霉的人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
+
fortunchance, luck, fortune
+
ateto make, having
=unfortunate

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    It was an unfortunate accident that could have been prevented.

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