unluck

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noun

Absence or lack of luck; lucklessness; bad luck; misfortune.

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Meanings

noununluck (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAbsence or lack of luck; lucklessness; bad luck; misfortune.

    Truly the unluck had been visited upon him.

    2004, Sonny Brewer, Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe III
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    With a look of amusement on your face you ask me if I believe in luck. I fumble around for an answer, but the question stays with me as I venture out into the chill of the afternoon. It's not luck I believe in, but unluck. I have seen unluck in many guises.

    2010, Suzanne Werner, Snapshots

    Synonyms: mischance, misluck, adverseness, adversity, bad cess, bad luck, disadventure, hard luck

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAbsence or lack of luck; lucklessness; bad luck; misfortune.

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Origin

From un- + luck.

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APA

unluck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unluck

MLA

“unluck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unluck. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unluck,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unluck.

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