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unfortunate

1 adjective
     
un‧for‧tu‧nate1 S3
1 someone who is unfortunate has something bad happen to them:
When we entered the room, the teacher was yelling at some unfortunate student.
2 an unfortunate situation, condition, quality etc is one that you wish was different:
an unfortunate turn of events
He has an unfortunate habit of repeating himself.
it is unfortunate (that)
It's unfortunate that so few people seem willing to help.
It's most unfortunate (=very unfortunate) that your father can't come to the wedding.
3 happening because of bad luck:
4 formal unfortunate behaviour, remarks etc make people feel embarrassed or offended:
an unfortunate choice of words
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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