misfortunate

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

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... unlucky unfortunate haplessill-fatedlucklessill-starred

Opposites

fortunate lucky

Word family

Derived forms misfortunately

Related forms misfortune fortunate fortune

Etymology

From misfortune + -ate (or mis- + fortunate), ultimately from Latin fortuna ('fortune, luck'), from fors ('chance').

mis- Old English fortuna Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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