61 entries under unfortunate topic. ×

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calamitous(adjective, help, bad, sad, pain)
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catastrophic(adjective, help, sad, unhappy, awful)
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unlucky(adjective, bad, black, adverse)
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terrible(adjective, bad, severe, awful, horrible)
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tragic(adjective, bad, miserable, adverse)
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cataclysmic(adjective, help, awful, terrible, miserable)
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dire(adjective, awful, terrible, miserable, painful)
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miserable(adjective, sad, unhappy, wretched, adverse)
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adverse(adjective, bad, adversity, adverse)
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evil(adjective, wicked, immoral, black, malicious)
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awful(adjective, severe, sad, terrible, extreme)
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ill(adjective, arouse bad feelings)
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sad(adjective, unhappy, sorrowful, distressing)
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deplorable(adjective, bad, poor, awful, awkward)
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hapless(adjective, bad, miserable, doomed)
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untoward(adjective, miserable, adversity, adverse)
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devastating(adjective, dreadful, harmful, injurious)
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ill-fated(adjective, miserable, doomed, detrimental)
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unfavorable(adjective, miserable, adverse, doomed)
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unpropitious(adjective, bad, adverse, detrimental)
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