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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unfortunate
adj
  1. not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"
    Antonym(s): fortunate
  2. not auspicious; boding ill
    Synonym(s): inauspicious, unfortunate
    Antonym(s): auspicious
  3. unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech"
n
  1. a person who suffers misfortune [syn: unfortunate, unfortunate person]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Unfortunate \Un*for"tu*nate\, a.
      Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky;
      attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate
      adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander;
      unfortunate business. -- n. An unfortunate person. --Hood. --
      {Un*for"tu*nate*ly}, adv. -- {Un*for"tu*nate*ness}, n.
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