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Meanings of unfortunate person in English

Catalan
infeliç

A person who suffers misfortune.

        infeliç
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        Examples for "unfortunate"
        Examples for "unfortunate"
        1
        But the plunge into a political crisis right now is particularly unfortunate.
        The Irish Times
        2
        The constitutional crisis in a core EU member-state is, of course, unfortunate.
        The Irish Times
        3
        He told RNZ News today that it had been an unfortunate situation.
        Radio NZ
        4
        Romanian State Secretary George Ciamba also said Switzerland's new limits were unfortunate.
        Reuters
        5
        At that time, crime was seen not merely as an unfortunate reality.
        The South African
        Usage of unfortunate person in English
        1
        Because I am an unfortunate person, an unworthy shepherdess from the woods.
        Filipino Popular Tales
        2
        The dragon is seen issuing from the dismantled tomb of this unfortunate person.
        Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages / A Description of Mediaeval ...
        3
        This unfortunate person has been long dead without leaving any posterity.
        Memoirs of the Comtesse Du Barry / With Minute Details of Her En...
        4
        He felt himself an intensely unfortunate person, and had an inclination to cry.
        The Bishop and Other Stories
        5
        By the bye, is it known whom the unfortunate person was?
        The Yellow Crayon
        6
        Believe the best you can of this unfortunate person, and hope the best!
        The House of the Seven Gables
        7
        Or than whatever unfortunate person or group of people was the centre of attention.
        Pegasus
        8
        The unfortunate person was still some distance farther up the stream than the raft.
        Down the River; Or, Buck Bradford and His Tyrants
        9
        Chowles complied, and held the light over the unfortunate person.
        Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
        10
        Thinking about it, he really was an unfortunate person.
        Welcome to the N.H.K.
        11
        You could not address a more unfortunate person.
        Vivian Grey
        12
        Julia Wallis Martin - novelist, mother, wife and somewhat unfortunate person - this is your life.
        The Irish Times
        13
        Janice Avery is a very unfortunate person.
        Bridge to Terabithia
        14
        Besides, it might delude some unfortunate person into sitting down where self-preservation demanded a more alert posture.
        Corporal Sam and Other Stories
        15
        At the same time, no doubt, he would like to wreak untold vengeance on my unfortunate person.
        England, My England
        16
        I agreed to dine with you that we might speak together of this unfortunate person, Leslie Guest.
        The Great Secret
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