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What is another word for unfortunate?

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Adjective

Predisposed to having, or characterized by, bad luck

Bringing about ruin or misfortune, especially from bad luck

Regrettable or inappropriate for the situation, time, or place

Causing distress, sadness or anxiety

Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others

Not polite or friendly

Displaying a lack of sensibleness or judgment

Clumsy or awkward in nature

(rare) An unlucky person who has fallen into bad circumstances

An unfortunate or unhappy person

Inept person

A generic label for a random person

The, usually unfortunate, way of the world

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Adjective

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Predisposed to having, or characterized by, bad luck

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

unfavorable^US

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“But, on the whole, I've been a saint to those poor, unfortunate souls.”

Adjective

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Bringing about ruin or misfortune, especially from bad luck

unfavorable^US

environmentally unfriendly

agonizing^US

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

agonising^UK

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

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“An unfortunate chain of events would destroy the nation's economy.”

Adjective

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Regrettable or inappropriate for the situation, time, or place

unfavorable^US

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“He made an unfortunate remark that was considered by many to be highly insensitive given the occasion.”

Adjective

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Causing distress, sadness or anxiety

agonizing^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

agonising^UK

unfavorable^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

meagre^UK

meager^US

ill-favored^US

agonized^US

agonised^UK

grueling^US

gruelling^UK

racked with suffering

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

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Adjective

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Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others

in straitened circumstances

on the breadline

in reduced circumstances

down and out

as poor as a church mouse

unable to keep the wolf from the door

without two brass farthings to rub together

without two pennies farthings to rub together

economically disadvantaged

unable to make ends meet

without two pennies to rub together

cleaned out

stony broke

strapped for cash

without two farthings to rub together

without a penny to one's name

economically deprived

financially disadvantaged

bankrupted

discriminated against

inadequately serviced

meager^US

meagre^UK

in distressed circumstances

poor as a church mouse

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Not polite or friendly

uncivilized^US

uncivilised^UK

unsavoury^UK

ill-humored^US

unsavory^US

not on speaking terms

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

smart-arsed^UK

smart-assed^US

too big for your boots

throwing one's weight around

too big for your breeches

throwing one's weight about

not backwards in coming forwards

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

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Displaying a lack of sensibleness or judgment

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Clumsy or awkward in nature

all fingers and thumbs

unpolished

ponderous

like a bull in a china shop

having two left hands

labored^US

laboured^UK

lacking in social graces

ill at ease

socially incompetent

socially inept

lacking in social grace

leaving much to be desired

not know one's arse from one's elbow

unable to do something for toffee

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Noun

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(rare) An unlucky person who has fallen into bad circumstances

“He was merely an unfortunate driven by fate to commit crimes.”

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An unfortunate or unhappy person

Noun

Inept person

Noun

A generic label for a random person

member of the human race

entity

human life-form

humankind

intelligent life-form

calibre^UK

caliber^US

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Noun

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The, usually unfortunate, way of the world

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