unlucky

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Subjected to or marked by misfortune.
2. Resulting or likely to result in misfortune; inauspicious. See synonyms at unfortunate.
3. Not producing the desired outcome; disappointing.

unluckily un·luck'i·ly adv.
unluckiness un·luck'i·ness n.

adjective

1. Involving or undergoing chance misfortune: hapless, ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, star-crossed, unfortunate, unhappy, untoward. See luck/misfortune/chance.
2. Portending future disaster: apocalyptic, apocalyptical, baneful, dire, direful, fateful, fire-and-brimstone, grave², hellfire, ominous, portentous. See luck/misfortune/chance, warn/invite.
3. Disturbing because of failure to measure up to a standard or produce the desired results: disappointing, sorry. See happy/unhappy.

adj

Definition: unfortunate, doomed
Antonyms: fortunate, happy, lucky

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: having or bringing misfortune
  Synonym: luckless
  Antonym: lucky (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: marked by or promising bad fortune
  Synonyms: doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uheldig

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongelukkig, onvoorspoedig

Français (French)
adj. - malchanceux, malencontreux, de malchance, néfaste, maléfique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - glücklos, ungünstig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ατυχής, άτυχος, κακότυχος

Italiano (Italian)
sfortunato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - azarado, infeliz, malogrado

Русский (Russian)
невезучий, неудачный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - desafortunado, desdichado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - olycklig, olycksbringande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不吉利的, 不幸的, 不祥的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不吉利的, 不幸的, 不祥的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불운한, 재수없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 運が悪い, うまくいかない, 不幸な, 不吉な, 時期の悪い, あいにくの, 不運な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) منكود, سيئ الحظ, سيئ الطالع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ביש-מזל, לא מצליח, אומלל, מביא מזל רע, נשקל שיקול מוטעה‬

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