Misfortunate

Origin

misfortune + -ate

Full definition of misfortunate

Adjective

1. Having suffered misfortune; pitiable
• It quickly became clear to me that I would have to make the transition from being a misfortunate tourist to being a Chicagoan, and my Sarajevan urban instincts compelled me to seek the ways in which I would attach myself to the city and make it my adopted hometown ...
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Related terms

• fortunate
• unfortunate