76 entries under unfortunate topic. ×

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jinxed(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
7
cursed(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy, miserable)
7
inauspicious(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, miserable, wretched)
7
tragic(adjective, bad, miserable, wretched, pathetic)
4
calamitous(adjective, bad, unhappy, terrible, gloomy)
3
lamentable(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
3
out of luck(expression, idiom, miserable, adversity)
3
unprosperous(bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate, adversity)
3
unsuccessful(bad, poor, miserable, wretched)
2
catastrophic(adjective, unhappy, miserable, wretched)
2
dire(miserable, wretched, doomed, unsuccessful)
2
loser
2
ominous(miserable, wretched, doomed, unsuccessful)
2
snakebit
2
unpropitious(bad, poor, unpleasant, awkward, inappropriate)
1
adverse(bad, poor, unpleasant, awkward, inappropriate)
1
afflicted(adjective, bad, unhappy, miserable, inappropriate)
1
bad break(expression, miserable, wretched, doomed)
1
behind eight ball(expression, miserable, wretched, doomed)
1
broken(bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
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