unfortunate

/ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət/ adjective

Translation

SHOW FEELING › used to show that you wish something was not true or had not happened

talihsiz, esef verici, üzücü

an unfortunate mistake [+ (that)] It was unfortunate that she lost her job just as her husband became ill.986

NOT LUCKY › unlucky

şanssız, bahtsız, kadersiz

One unfortunate person failed to see the hole and fell straight into it.1760

(Definition of unfortunate adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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