misfortunate C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˌmɪsˈfɔrtʃənət/ UK /ˌmɪsˈfɔːtʃənət/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj unlucky; afflicted by misfortune The misfortunate traveler lost both his luggage and his passport. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · unlucky; afflicted by... unluckyunfortunatehaplessill-fatedlucklessill-starred ↔ Opposites fortunatelucky Word family Derived forms misfortunately Related forms misfortunefortunatefortune Etymology AI details From misfortune + -ate (or mis- + fortunate), ultimately from Latin fortuna ('fortune, luck'), from fors ('chance'). mis- Old English fortuna Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # misfortunate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌmɪsˈfɔrtʃənət/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪsˈfɔːtʃənət/ ## Meanings 1. unlucky; afflicted by misfortune ## Examples - The misfortunate traveler lost both his luggage and his passport. ## Synonyms - unlucky - unfortunate - hapless - ill-fated - luckless - ill-starred ## Antonyms - fortunate - lucky ## Derived Forms - misfortunately ## Related Forms - misfortune - fortunate - fortune ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mis- - Root: fortuna ## Etymology From misfortune + -ate (or mis- + fortunate), ultimately from Latin fortuna ('fortune, luck'), from fors ('chance'). ## AI Etymology Misfortunate comes from misfortune + -ate (or mis- + fortunate), ultimately from Latin fortuna ('fortune, luck'), from fors ('chance'). The etymological trail includes Old English mis-, Latin fortuna. The same word family includes misfortunately, misfortune, fortunate, fortune. Its current adjective use means "unlucky; afflicted by misfortune". ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown