Define the word unfortunately

1

: it is unfortunate

Unfortunately, in the intervening years, time has not stood still for the global environment.—Al Gore

A young man can work at excessive speed with no ill effects, but youth is unfortunately not a permanent condition of life.—F. Scott Fitzgerald

2

: in a regrettable, unlucky, or unsuitable manner : in an unfortunate manner

«Have you an agreeable neighbourhood here? Are the Middletons pleasant people?» «No, not all,» answered Marianne; «we could not be more unfortunately situated.»—Jane Austen

The past couple years have ended unfortunately for us, and we’re using it as motivation.—James Moyers

Example Sentences

Our awards program evaluates wine lists, not restaurants as a whole. While we assume the level of food and service will be commensurate with the quality of the wine lists submitted by award winners, this unfortunately is not always true.


—Wine Spectator, 31 Aug. 2008


Coral reefs provide essential goods and services to maritime tropical nations and are the most diverse marine ecosystems on the planet. Unfortunately, reefs are seriously declining because of global warming.


—Andrea G. Grottoli et al., Nature, 27 Apr. 2006


There are many books announcing a global economic transformation and suggesting that governments can be reengineered to adapt to it in much the same way as corporations.  … Unfortunately the problems of globalization are more intractable than those of corporate life. States cannot be phased out like bankrupt firms, and large shifts in wealth and power tend to be fiercely contested.


—John Gray, New York Review of Books, 11 Aug. 2005


Doctors have long believed that children experience pain differently than adults. Unfortunately, most doctors thought kids felt pain less than grownups do, and didn’t retain memory of it. As late as the 1970s, infants underwent major surgery without anesthetics.  … This barbaric notion was finally put to rest in the 1980s …


—Michael D. Lemonick, Time, 28 Feb. 2005


In the aftermath of the Revolution, Americans desperately needed some non-British heroes. Columbus filled the bill even though no one knew much about him until novelist Washington Irving visited Spain, found a rich lode of source materials and produced a widely read biography. Unfortunately, Irving mixed fiction with fact, and one of his most graphic scenes, set in Salamanca, was wildly imaginative.


—Owen Gingerich, Scientific American, November 1992

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Individually unfortunately, injuries, that stuff happens.


—Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Apr. 2023




But took second place to Max unfortunately.


—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2023




Because of the euphoria-inducing properties and hyperactivity that Adderall can induce for those who do not need the drug, its misuse and abuse have unfortunately promoted false narratives about Adderall for those who do need it.


—Habibeh Khoshbouei, Fortune Well, 7 Apr. 2023




Skies should stay bright as the rain-free tendencies in our region return (unfortunately).


—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023




Both her heart and her spine need repairing, and unfortunately, Georgia’s parents must decide which one to tackle first.


—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2023




It’s been nearly three months since The Resident fans last saw Dr. Conrad Hawkins (Matt Czuchry) in the season 6 finale, and unfortunately, a season 7 reunion might not be in the cards.


—Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 7 Apr. 2023




And unfortunately, our plans for the perfect Kentucky Derby garden for the perfect Kentucky Derby party have been dealt a serious blow.


—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 7 Apr. 2023




The wishy-washy, unfocused nature of the comedy in Jury Duty leaves it without purpose, without target and, most unfortunately, without direction.


—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2023


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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of unfortunately was
circa 1548

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Use unfortunately to describe an event that is unlucky or bad in some way. Unfortunately, life is full of chances to use this word.

Someone who’s fortunate has good luck. Unfortunately is the adverb form of unfortunate — so unfortunately means «unluckily.» If someone asks you whether you have to go to work tomorrow when you’d rather go to the beach, you might answer, «Unfortunately.» You might also use unfortunately when you give someone bad news, as in «Unfortunately, we cannot accept your dog to obedience class at this time” or “Unfortunately, you have the flu.”

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  • 1
    unfortunately

    unfortunately adv. к несчастью, к сожалению

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > unfortunately

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    unfortunately

    Персональный Сократ > unfortunately

  • 3
    unfortunately

    [ʌn’fɔːtʃʊnɪtlɪ]

    adv

    к сожалению, к несчастью

    Unfortunately, the weather was bad. — К сожалению, погода была плохая


    — unfortunately, you are wrong

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > unfortunately

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    unfortunately

    [ʌnʹfɔ:tʃʋnıtlı]

    к несчастью, к сожалению

    unfortunately, you are wrong — к сожалению, вы ошибаетесь

    НБАРС > unfortunately

  • 5
    unfortunately

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > unfortunately

  • 6
    unfortunately

    adv к несчастью, к сожалению

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. deplorably (other) afflictively; calamitously; deplorably; direly; distressingly; dolorously; grievously; heartbreakingly; lamentably; mournfully; regrettably; sadly; unhappily; woefully

    2. inauspiciously (other) adversely; badly; ill; inauspiciously; negatively; unfavourably

    4. lucklessly (other) haplessly; lucklessly; misfortunately; unhappily; unluckily; untowardly

    English-Russian base dictionary > unfortunately

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    unfortunately

    English-Russian big medical dictionary > unfortunately

  • 8
    unfortunately

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > unfortunately

  • 9
    unfortunately

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > unfortunately

  • 10
    unfortunately

    [ʌn`fɔːʧnɪtlɪ]

    к несчастью, к сожалению

    Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > unfortunately

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    unfortunately

    1 (0) к несчастью

    2 (2) к сожалению

    * * *

    к несчастью, к сожалению

    * * *

    к несчастью, к сожалению

    * * *

    к несчастью, к сожалению

    Новый англо-русский словарь > unfortunately

  • 12
    unfortunately

    Patent terms dictionary > unfortunately

  • 13
    unfortunately

    English-Russian dictionary of technical terms > unfortunately

  • 14
    Unfortunately

    К сожалению. На беду

    Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Unfortunately

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    unfortunately

    [ʌn’fɔːʧ(ə)nətlɪ]

    нареч.

    к несчастью, к сожалению

    Англо-русский современный словарь > unfortunately

  • 16
    unfortunately

    к несча́стью, к сожале́нию

    The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > unfortunately

  • 17
    unfortunately

    English-Russian mining dictionary > unfortunately

  • 18
    unfortunately, …

    English-Russian dictionary of phrases and cliches for a specialist researcher > unfortunately, …

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    unfortunately

     adv.

    neščęstlivo · нешчестливо, na žalosť · на жалость, žaľ · жаль

    Dictionary English-Interslavic > unfortunately

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    Unfortunately for …, and fortunately for everyone who …

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Unfortunately for …, and fortunately for everyone who …

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  • unfortunately — (adv.) 1540s, from UNFORTUNATE (Cf. unfortunate) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Originally not successfully, to a regrettable extent. The proper meaning is now rare; the main modern sense of sad to say, in parenthetical use, recorded from 1770s …   Etymology dictionary

  • unfortunately — [[t]ʌnfɔ͟ː(r)tʃʊnətli[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADV GRADED: ADV with cl, oft ADV for n (feelings) You can use unfortunately to introduce or refer to a statement when you consider that it is sad or disappointing, or when you want to express regret. Unfortunately,… …   English dictionary

  • unfortunately */*/*/ — UK [ʌnˈfɔː(r)tʃ(ə)nətlɪ] / US [ʌnˈfɔrtʃənətlɪ] adverb 1) used for saying that something is sad or disappointing Unfortunately, Jack is leaving the company. Effective treatments do exist, but unfortunately they are very expensive. unfortunately… …   English dictionary

  • Unfortunately — Infobox Album | Name = Unfortunately Type = album Artist = Shalabi Effect Released = November 15, 2005 Recorded = Montreal Arts Interculturels Institute in Montreal, Quebec Genre = Post rock Length = Label = Alien8 Producer = Reviews = *… …   Wikipedia

  • unfortunately — adverb Date: circa 1548 1. in an unfortunate manner < the marriage turned out unfortunately > 2. it is unfortunate < unfortunately for him your letter has let the cat out of the bag G. B. Shaw > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unfortunately — un|for|tu|nate|ly [ ʌn fɔrtʃənətli ] adverb *** 1. ) used for saying that something is sad or disappointing: Unfortunately, Louise is leaving the company. Effective treatments do exist, but unfortunately they are very expensive. 2. ) FORMAL in a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unfortunately*/ — [ʌnˈfɔːtʃ(ə)nətli] adv used for saying that you wish that something had not happened, or that it was not true Unfortunately, Jack is leaving the company.[/ex] Effective treatments do exist, but unfortunately they are very expensive.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • unfortunately — adv. Unfortunately is used with these verbs: ↑name …   Collocations dictionary

  • unfortunately — un|for|tu|nate|ly W3S1 [ʌnˈfo:tʃənətli US ˈfo:r ] adv [sentence adverb] used when you are mentioning a fact that you wish were not true ▪ Unfortunately, you were out when we called …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unfortunately — adverb (sentence adverb) used when you are mentioning a fact that you wish were not true: Unfortunately, you were out when we called …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • unfortunately — unfortunate ► ADJECTIVE 1) having bad fortune; unlucky. 2) regrettable or inappropriate. ► NOUN ▪ a person who suffers bad fortune. DERIVATIVES unfortunately adverb …   English terms dictionary

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But unfortunately I have other business.


Insurance company disputes unfortunately are not unusual.



Споры со недобросовестными действиями страховых компаний, к сожалению, не являются редкостью.


Nobody lives forever… unfortunately or fortunately.



Наша жизнь на Земле не вечна, к несчастью — и к счастью.


Nothing I’ve heard of unfortunately.


Another agreement which was unfortunately not respected.



Прекращается действие соглашения, которое, к сожалению, и так не соблюдалось.


A scenario that unfortunately happened to me.



Я не рассматривал подобный сценарий, который, к сожалению, со мной случился.


Antisemitism is still around today unfortunately.



Проблемы антисемитизма, к сожалению, существуют и по сей день.


It is certainly and unfortunately still relevant.



Это все, разумеется, важно и — к сожалению — по-прежнему актуально.


And unfortunately for many businesses, true.



И действительно, для большого количества компаний это, к сожалению, верно.


But unfortunately, since that time, our leaders failed us.



Но, к сожалению, по вине наших политических руководителей того времени сделка сорвалась.


But the couple, unfortunately, cannot become parents.



Однако, к сожалению, не все пары могут почувствовать себя родителями.


This year unfortunately not so much.



К сожалению в этом году это не настолько массово.


And unfortunately, not everyone cleans up after themselves.



К сожалению, не все из них оставляют после себя чистоту.


But unfortunately, many people have no symptoms before they experience a heart attack.



К сожалению, есть много людей, которые вообще не имеют каких-либо симптомов до своего первого сердечного приступа.


Since the projects creation it has unfortunately not gone anywhere.



Как показывают программы конференций, она, к сожалению, никуда не делась.


But unfortunately that’s not true for our pets.



Но, к сожалению, это не относится к нашей коже.


Season 2 is less great unfortunately.


And unfortunately, it’s true.


Now, unfortunately, that’s not formatted.



Но, к сожалению, на сегодняшний момент она не сформирована.


They are also unfortunately at great risk.



К сожалению, они также связаны с большим риском.

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

unfortunate +‎ -ly

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnətli/, /ʌnˈfɔːt͡ʃənətli/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃənɪtli/
  • Hyphenation: un‧for‧tu‧nate‧ly

Adverb[edit]

unfortunately (comparative more unfortunately, superlative most unfortunately)

  1. Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

    The houses which burned down could have been saved. Unfortunately, the fire truck had broken down on the way.

  2. Used (as a parenthetical word) to express disappointment, compassion, sorrow, regret or grief.
    • Unfortunately, the uproar awoke Mr. Jones, who sprang out of bed, making sure that there was a fox in the yard.

Synonyms[edit]

  • (through bad luck): unluckily
  • (parenthetical word): alas, regrettably, sadly, sad to say

Antonyms[edit]

  • (through bad luck): fortunately, luckily

Translations[edit]

happening through bad luck

  • Arabic: لِلْأَسَف‎ (li-l-ʾasaf), لِسُوءِ الْحَظِّ‎ (lisūʔi l-ḥaẓẓi)
    Egyptian Arabic: للأسف‎ (le-l-ʾasaf)
  • Armenian: դժբախտաբար (hy) (džbaxtabar)
  • Azerbaijani: təəssüf ki
  • Bashkir: ҡыҙғанысҡа ҡаршы (qıðğanısqa qarşı)
  • Belarusian: на жа́ль (na žálʹ)
  • Bulgarian: за жа́лост (za žálost)
  • Catalan: malauradament (ca), desgraciadament (ca), malastrugament (ca), dissortadament (ca)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 不幸的 (zh) (bùxìng de), 不巧 (zh) (bùqiǎo), 可惜 (zh) (kěxí)
  • Czech: bohužel (cs)
  • Danish: uheldigvis, desværre
  • Dutch: helaas (nl), jammer genoeg, spijtig genoeg
  • Elfdalian: dyöswerra
  • Esperanto: bedaŭrinde, malfeliĉe
  • Estonian: kahjuks (et)
  • Faroese: tíverri
  • Finnish: valitettavasti (fi), ikävä kyllä, harmillista kyllä
  • French: malheureusement (fr), malencontreusement (fr)
  • Galician: desafortunadamente
  • Georgian: სამწუხაროდ (samc̣uxarod), საუბედუროდ (saubedurod)
  • German: leider (de), unglücklicherweise (de)
  • Greek: δυστυχώς (el) (dystychós)
  • Greenlandic: ajoraluartumik
  • Hebrew: למרבה הצער‎ (l’marbé hatsá’ar)
  • Hindi: दुर्भाग्यवश (durbhāgyavaś), दुर्भाग्य से (hi) (durbhāgya se)
  • Hungarian: sajnos (hu)
  • Icelandic: því miður (is)
  • Ido: regretinde (io)
  • Indonesian: sayangnya (id)
  • Italian: sfortunatamente (it), purtroppo (it), malauguratamente (it)
  • Japanese: 生憎 (ja) (あいにく, ainiku), 残念ながら (ja) (ざんねんながら, zannen-nagara)
  • Korean: 불행하게도 (bulhaenghagedo), 유감스럽게도 (yugamseureopgedo)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: بەداخەوە‎ (ckb) (bedaxewe)
    Northern Kurdish: mixabin (ku)
  • Latin: infeliciter, improsperē
  • Latvian: diemžēl, par nelaimi
  • Lithuanian: deja (lt)
  • Luxembourgish: leider
  • Macedonian: за жал (za žal)
  • Maltese: sfortunatament
  • Mbyá Guaraní: teve
  • Northern Sami: dađibahábut
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: uheldigvis, dessverre (no), beklageligvis
    Nynorsk: uheldigvis, dessverre
  • Occitan: malaürosament
  • Persian: متاسفانه‎ (fa) (mota’assefâne), بدبختانه‎ (fa) (badbaxtâne)
  • Plautdietsch: leida
  • Polish: niestety (pl)
  • Portuguese: infelizmente (pt)
  • Romanian: din păcate, din nefericire
  • Romansch: deplorablamain, displaschaivlamain
  • Russian: к сожале́нию (ru) (k sožaléniju), к несча́стью (k nesčástʹju)
  • Rusyn: жаль (žalʹ)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: на̏жало̄ст
    Roman: nȁžalōst (sh)
  • Slovak: bohužiaľ
  • Slovene: na žalost
  • Sorbian:
    Upper Sorbian: bohužel, nažel
  • Spanish: desafortunadamente (es), desgraciadamente (es), lamentablemente (es), por desgracia, infortunadamente (es)
  • Swedish: tyvärr (sv), dessvärre (sv), olyckligtvis (sv)
  • Tagalog: sa kasamaang palad
  • Turkish: ne yazık ki, maalesef (tr)
  • Ukrainian: на жа́ль (na žálʹ)
  • Vietnamese: tiếc rằng, tiếc là
  • Volapük: neläbo (vo)
  • Welsh: yn anffodus
  • Zazaki: çı heyfo ki
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