Misfortunate

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having suffered misfortune; pitiable or habitually unfortunate.

    "It quickly became clear to me that I would have to make the transition from being a misfortunate tourist to being a Chicagoan[…]."

Adjective
  1. 1
    deserving or inciting pity wordnet

Synonyms

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haplessmiserablepatheticpiteouspitiablepitiful

Example

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"It quickly became clear to me that I would have to make the transition from being a misfortunate tourist to being a Chicagoan[…]."

Etymology

From misfortune + -ate (adjective-forming suffix) or mis- + fortunate.

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