20
unfortunate(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
19
hapless(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
19
unlucky(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
15
ill-fated(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
15
unhappy(adjective, bad, sad, unpleasant, miserable)
14
star-crossed(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
13
ill-starred(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
10
poor(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
9
unsuccessful(adjective, bad, poor, miserable, unfortunate)
9
wretched(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, unpleasant)
8
disastrous(adjective, miserable, unfortunate, doomed, detrimental)
8
infelicitous(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
8
miserable(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
8
untoward(adjective, adverb, bad, sad, unhappy)
7
doomed(adjective, bad, poor, unhappy, miserable)
6
inauspicious(adjective, unhappy, unpleasant, miserable, wretched)
6
jinxed(adjective, bad, poor, awkward, unfortunate)
5
cursed(adjective, bad, unhappy, miserable, inappropriate)
5
fortuneless(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, woe)
4
out of luck(expression, adjective, idiom, miserable, adversity)
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