Overview of noun unfortunate

The noun unfortunate has 1 sense

• unfortunate, unfortunate person -- (a person who suffers misfortune)

Overview of adj unfortunate

The adj unfortunate has 3 senses

• unfortunate -- (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")


• inauspicious, unfortunate -- (not auspicious; boding ill)


• unfortunate -- (unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech")