misfortuned

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌmɪsˈfɔrtʃənd/ UK /ˌmɪsˈfɔːtʃənd/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    beset by misfortune; ill-fated

    The misfortuned ship sank within sight of the harbor.

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Synonyms
1 adj · beset by misfortune; ill-fated unluckyill-fatedunfortunatelucklesshaplessill-starred
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Etymology

From misfortune + -ed, from mis- ('wrongly') + fortune, from Latin fortuna ('fortune, luck'), from fors ('chance').

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