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unfortunate

adjective
  1. Involving or undergoing chance misfortune: hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, star-crossed, unhappy, unlucky, untoward. See luck
  2. Worthy of severe disapproval: condemnable, deplorable, disgraceful, shameful. See good
  3. Characterized by inappropriateness and gracelessness, especially in expression: awkward, ill-chosen, inappropriate, inept, infelicitous, unhappy. See ability, good
noun
A person living under very unhappy circumstances: loser, miserable, underdog, underprivileged, wretch. See rich

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