55 entries under unfortunate topic. ×

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tormented
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cursed(adjective, bad, unhappy, miserable, inappropriate)
3
dire(adjective, miserable, wretched, doomed)
3
lamentable(adjective, bad, poor, awful, awkward)
2
hopeless(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy, awkward)
2
inopportune(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
2
unfavorable(adjective, bad, poor, miserable)
2
unprosperous(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
2
untimely(adjective, unpleasant, miserable, wretched, black)
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adverse(adjective, bad, poor, unpleasant, awkward)
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afflicted(adjective, bad, unhappy, miserable, inappropriate)
1
bad break(expression, adjective, miserable, wretched, black)
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behind eight ball(expression, adjective, miserable, wretched, black)
1
broken(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
1
burdened(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
1
cataclysmic(adjective, miserable, wretched, doomed)
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damaging(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
1
desperate(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, inappropriate)
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destitute(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, depressed)
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down on luck(expression, adjective, miserable, wretched, black)
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