misfortuned C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌmɪsˈfɔrtʃənd/ UK /ˌmɪsˈfɔːtʃənd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj beset by misfortune; ill-fated The misfortuned ship sank within sight of the harbor. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · beset by misfortune; ill-fated unluckyill-fatedunfortunatelucklesshaplessill-starred ↔ Opposites fortunatelucky Word family Related forms misfortunefortunefortunate Etymology AI details From misfortune + -ed, from mis- ('wrongly') + fortune, from Latin fortuna ('fortune, luck'), from fors ('chance'). mis- Old English fortuna Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # misfortuned **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌmɪsˈfɔrtʃənd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmɪsˈfɔːtʃənd/ ## Meanings 1. beset by misfortune; ill-fated ## Examples - The misfortuned ship sank within sight of the harbor. ## Synonyms - unlucky - ill-fated - unfortunate - luckless - hapless - ill-starred ## Antonyms - fortunate - lucky ## Related Forms - misfortune - fortune - fortunate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mis- - Root: fortuna ## Etymology From misfortune + -ed, from mis- ('wrongly') + fortune, from Latin fortuna ('fortune, luck'), from fors ('chance'). ## AI Etymology Misfortuned comes from misfortune + -ed, from mis- ('wrongly') + fortune, from Latin fortuna ('fortune, luck'), from fors ('chance'). The etymological trail includes Old English mis-, Latin fortuna. The same word family includes misfortune, fortune, fortunate. Its current adjective use means "beset by misfortune; ill-fated". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown