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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)

  1. not favored by fortune
    Synonym: unsuccessful
    Antonym: fortunate
  2. 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)

  1. An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances.

Translations

unfortunate From the web:

  • what unfortunate mean
  • what unfortunate characteristics do the ladies
  • what unfortunate mistake did the champion
  • what unfortunate thing has happened
  • what unfortunate lorry drivers
  • what unfortunate news from buckingham palace
  • what does unfortunate mean
  • what does that's unfortunate mean


grieving

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???i?v??/
  • Rhymes: -i?v??

Verb

grieving

  1. present participle of grieve

Noun

grieving (plural grievings)

  1. An act or instance of feeling or expressing grief.

Related terms

  • grief
  • grievance
  • grieve

Anagrams

  • regiving

grieving From the web:

  • what grieving mean
  • what grieving feels like
  • what grieving looks like
  • what grieving does to your body
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