unfortunate

Etymology

un- + fortunate

adj

  1. not favored by fortune
  2. marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune

noun

  1. An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances.
    Of those adults who used the trains every day, about half now travel daily by bus, … one unfortunate is reported to be walking to and from his employment. 1960 February, “Talking of Trains: Moretonhampstead - a p.s.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 73
  2. (archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute.

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