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pernicious
English
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French pernicios, from Latin pernici?sus (“destructive”), from pernici?s (“destruction”), from per (“through”) + nex (“slaughter, death”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??n???s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /p??n???s/
- Rhymes: -???s
Adjective
pernicious (comparative more pernicious, superlative most pernicious)
- Causing much harm in a subtle way.
- Synonym: deleterious
- Causing death or injury; deadly.
- Synonym: attery
Derived terms
- perniciousness
- perniciously
Related terms
- pernicious anemia
Translations
Anagrams
- superionic
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unfortunate
English
Etymology
un- +? fortunate
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n?f??tj?n?t/, /?n?f??t???n?t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?n?f??t???n?t/
- Hyphenation: un?for?tu?nate
Adjective
unfortunate (comparative more unfortunate, superlative most unfortunate)
- not favored by fortune
- Synonym: unsuccessful
- Antonym: fortunate
- marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune
- Synonym: unlucky
- Antonyms: fortunate, lucky
Translations
Derived terms
- unfortunately
See also
- deplorable
- regrettable
- infelicitous
- unsuitable
Noun
unfortunate (plural unfortunates)
- An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances.
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