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-fatedunfortunate luckless haplessill-starred

Opposites

fortunate lucky

Word family

Related forms misfortune fortune fortunate

Etymology

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

mis- Old English fortuna Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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