Meanings
comparative more misfortunate · superlative most misfortunate
- Having suffered misfortune; pitiable or habitually unfortunate.
It quickly became clear to me that I would have to make the transition from being a misfortunate tourist to being a Chicagoan[…].
2009 January 18, Aleksandar Hemon, “United States of Chicago”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivedeserving or inciting pity
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From misfortune + -ate (adjective-forming suffix) or mis- + fortunate.
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misfortunate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misfortunate
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