unfortunate
/ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət/ adjectiveDefinition
SHOW FEELING › used to show that you wish something was not true or had not happened: an unfortunate mistake [+ (that)] It was unfortunate that she lost her job just as her husband became ill.
NOT LUCKY › unlucky: One unfortunate person failed to see the hole and fell straight into it.
(Definition of unfortunate adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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