30 entries under unfortunate topic. ×

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sad(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid)
18
disastrous(adjective, bad, miserable, adverse)
15
calamitous(adjective, bad, terrible, miserable, adverse)
15
deplorable(adjective, bad, sad, sorrow, depression)
13
catastrophic(adjective, sad, miserable, wretched, adverse)
7
cataclysmic(adjective, bad, miserable, wretched)
7
inauspicious(adjective, miserable, wretched, adverse)
6
hapless(adjective, bad, miserable, wretched, pathetic)
6
heartbreaking(adjective, bad, sad, unhappy, wretched)
6
unlucky(adjective, adverse, doomed)
5
ill-fated(adjective, bad, miserable, wretched)
5
ill-starred(adjective, bad, miserable, wretched)
3
heartrending(adjective, sad, unhappy, wretched, sympathy)
3
star-crossed(adjective, miserable, wretched, doomed)
3
unfavorable(adjective, miserable, wretched, dreadful, adverse)
2
untoward(adjective, miserable, wretched, adverse)
1
afflicted(sad, gloomy, miserable, depressed, wretched)
1
bad break(expression, miserable, wretched, doomed)
1
behind eight ball(expression, miserable, wretched, doomed)
1
cursed(miserable, wretched, doomed, unsuccessful)
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