65 entries under unfortunate topic. ×

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fateful(adjective, dark, awful, gloomy, painful)
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jinxed(bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
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pathetic(adjective, sad, painful, suffering)
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dire(miserable, wretched, threatening, doomed)
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hopeless(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy, awkward)
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calamitous(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy, miserable)
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inopportune(bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
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misfortunate(adjective, doomed, unlucky, infected)
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piteous(adjective, deprived)
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unfavorable(bad, poor, miserable, wretched)
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untimely(miserable, wretched, doomed, unsuccessful)
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adverse(bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
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afflicted(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy, miserable)
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bad break(expression, miserable, wretched, doomed)
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behind eight ball(expression, miserable, wretched, doomed)
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broken(bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
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burdened(bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
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cataclysmic(miserable, wretched, doomed, unsuccessful)
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damaging(bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
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deplorable(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
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