65 entries under unfortunate topic. ×

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ill-starred(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
17
unlucky(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
15
hapless(adjective, bad, poor, sad, unhappy)
13
inauspicious(adjective, miserable, wretched, doomed)
13
luckless(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
12
doomed(adjective, bad, unhappy, dark, gloomy)
12
unhappy(adjective, bad, sad, unpleasant, miserable)
8
ominous(adjective, person, feelings, miserable, wretched)
8
poor(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, depressed)
8
untoward(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
8
wretched(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
7
disastrous(adjective, miserable, doomed, detrimental)
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cursed(adjective, bad, unhappy, miserable, inappropriate)
6
infelicitous(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
6
miserable(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
6
pitiable(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
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unpropitious(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
5
pitiful(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
5
tragic(adjective, bad, miserable, wretched)
4
catastrophic(adjective, miserable, wretched, doomed)
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