52 entries under unfortunate topic. ×

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unfavorable(adjective, help, bad, contrary)
14
untoward(adjective, adverb, help, bad, poor)
14
destructive(adjective, negative, critical, contrary)
13
inauspicious(adjective, unpleasant, negative, annoying)
13
disastrous(adjective, adversity, detrimental, unlucky)
13
unpropitious(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
6
catastrophic(adjective, dreadful, injurious, damaging)
5
perverse(cross, unpleasant, negative, hostile, different)
5
troublesome(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, negative, critical)
4
dire(adjective, dreadful, adversity, threatening)
4
disturbing(adjective, unpleasant, troublesome, perverse)
4
inopportune(adjective, bad, poor, antagonistic)
3
unbecoming(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
3
wretched(bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
2
deplorable(bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate, dreadful)
2
fateful(adjective, unsuccessful, unfavorable, ominous)
2
hopeless(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
2
inconvenient(unpleasant, negative, annoying, troublesome)
2
infelicitous(adjective, bad, poor, negative, awkward)
2
poor(adjective, unpleasant, negative, awkward, adversity)
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