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Meaning of unfortunately | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent

Definitions

  1. Of an unlucky way.
  2. Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event
  3. Used (as a parenthetical word, often a sentence adverb) to express disappointment, compassion, sorrow, regret, or grief
  4. A victim of bad luck.
  5. I'd like to help but unfortunately I can't. ongelukkig لِسوء الحَظ за съжаление infelizmente bohužel leider desværre; uheldigvis δυστυχώςpor desgracia, desgraciadamente, desafortunadamente kahjuks متاسفانه valitettavasti malheureusementלמרבה הצער दुर्भाग्यवश nažalost sajnos sayang sekali til allrar óhamingju; því miður sfortunatamente 不運にも 불행하게 deja diemžēl malangnya helaasdessverre, uheldigvisniestety infelizmente din păcate/nefericire к сожалению bohužiaľ na žalost nažalost tyvärr, dess vär...
  6. Having bad luck; unlucky.
  7. Characterized by, bringing, or causing misfortune: an unfortunate turn of events.
  8. Regrettable; deplorable: an unfortunate lack of good manners.
  9. (sentence modifier) it is regrettable that; unluckily
    sentence modifier
  10. adv → leider; chosen → unglücklich; worded → ungeschickt; the unfortunately-named … → der unglücklich benannte …; unfortunately for you → bedauerlicherweise für Sie; unfortunately not → leider nicht
    adv
  11. unlucky. He has been very unfortunate. ongelukkig غَيْر مَحْظوظ нещастен infeliz nešťastný unglücklich uheldig άτυχοςdesafortunado, desgraciado, desventurado õnnetu بداقبال huono-onninen malchanceux חֲסַר מַזָל दुर्भाग्य nesretan szerencsétlen malang óheppinn sfortunato 不運な 불행한 nelaimingas, nesėkmingas nelaimīgs; neveiksmīgs tdk bernasib baik ongelukkiguheldigpechowyinfeliz nenorocos, ghinionist невезучий nešťastný nesrečen nesrećan olycksförföljd โชคร้าย şanssız, bahtsız 不幸的 нещасний; нещасл...
  12. regrettable. He has an unfortunate habit of giggling all the time. onaangenaam يُؤْسَف له жалък infeliz politováníhodný bedauerlich ulyksalig άτυχος, θλιβερόςinfeliz, inoportuno kahetsusväärne تاسف آور valitettava regrettableמצער खेदजनक nesretan, koban sajnálatos patut disesalkan óheppilegur, leiðinlegur inopportuno 不幸な 유감스러운 nevykęs kļūmīgs; nelādzīgs; nejauks dikesali ongelukkigbeklagelig, kjedeligniefortunnyinfeliz regretabil достойный сожаления poľutovaniahodný nesrečen nesrećan beklaglig...

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