Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-fawr-chuh-nit]
- /ʌnˈfɔr tʃə nɪt/
- /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənətli/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhn-fawr-chuh-nit]
- /ʌnˈfɔr tʃə nɪt/
Definitions of unfortunately word
- adjective unfortunately suffering from bad luck: an unfortunate person. 1
- adjective unfortunately unfavorable or inauspicious: an unfortunate beginning. 1
- adjective unfortunately regrettable or deplorable: an unfortunate remark. 1
- adjective unfortunately marked by or inviting misfortune: an unfortunate development. 1
- adjective unfortunately lamentable; sad: the unfortunate death of her parents. 1
- noun unfortunately an unfortunate person. 1
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Origin of unfortunately
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; un-1 + fortunate
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Unfortunately
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unfortunately popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
unfortunately usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unfortunately
adv unfortunately
- abominably — repugnantly hateful; detestable; loathsome: an abominable crime.
- badly — If something is done badly or goes badly, it is not very successful or effective.
- defectively — having a defect or flaw; faulty; imperfect: a defective machine.
- disturbingly — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
- drastically — acting with force or violence; violent.
interj unfortunately
adverb unfortunately
- disappointingly — failing to fulfill one's hopes or expectations: a disappointing movie; a disappointing marriage.
- disastrously — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- discouragingly — In a discouraging manner.
- erroneously — In an erroneous manner.
- fatefully — having momentous significance or consequences; decisively important; portentous: a fateful meeting between the leaders of the two countries.
interjection unfortunately
- oh — the exclamation “oh.”.
Antonyms for unfortunately
adv unfortunately
- acceptably — capable or worthy of being accepted.
- admirably — worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.
- amiably — having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable: an amiable disposition.
- auspiciously — promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion.
- conscientiously — governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled: She's a conscientious judge, who does not let personal prejudices influence her decisions.
adverb unfortunately
- attractively — In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.
- charmingly — In a charming manner.
- enjoyably — In an enjoyable manner.
- felicitously — In a felicitous manner.
- luckily — by good luck; fortunately: Luckily we had enough money.
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