Unfortunate

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Unlucky

Synonyms Unlucky, out of luck, luckless, miserable, unhappy, pitiful, ill-fated, star-crossed, cursed, hapless, down on one's luck, wretched, forlorn, poor, ill-starred, ill-omened, jinxed, and doomed.

Adverse

Synonyms Adverse, unadvantageous, unlucky, unwelcome, unpromising, unpropitious, tough, inimical, detrimental, ruinous, calamitous, miserable, grievous, tragic, awful, disadvantageous, unfavourable, untoward, untimely, inauspicious, hostile, hard, harmful, injurious, disastrous, dire, distressing, lamentable, terrible, and wretched.

Regrettable

Synonyms Regrettable, unsuitable, infelicitous, untoward, inappropriate, inapt, tactless, and injudicious.

Example Sentences

It was an unfortunate accident.

She faced an unfortunate situation today.

His unfortunate choice affected everyone.

They had an unfortunate misunderstanding yesterday.