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Definitions for Unlucky

[1] (of a person) not lucky; lacking good fortune; ill-fated.
[2] (of an event or circumstance) inauspicious or characterized by misfortune; ominous.
[3] characterized by misfortune or failure an unlucky person ; an unlucky chance
[4] ill-omened; inauspicious an unlucky date
[5] regrettable; disappointing
[6] British dialect causing trouble; mischievous

Words related to Unlucky

miserable, hapless, tragic, unhappy, luckless, afflicted, black, calamitous, cursed, dire, disastrous, ill-fated, inauspicious, ominous, star-crossed, unfavorable, unsuccessful, untimely, untoward, cataclysmic

Words nearby Unlucky

unloosen, unlovable, unloved, unlovely, unloving, unlucky, unmade, unmake, unman, unmanageable, unmanly

Origin of Unlucky

First recorded in 1520–30; un-1 + lucky1

Other words from Unlucky

un·luck·i·ly , adverb
un·luck·i·ness , noun

Synonyms for Unlucky

hapless, miserable, tragic, unhappy, luckless, afflicted, bad break, behind eight ball, black, calamitous, cataclysmic, catastrophic, cursed, dire, disastrous, down on luck, hard luck, ill-fated, ill-starred, inauspicious, ominous, out of luck, star-crossed, tough luck, unfavorable, unsuccessful, untimely, untoward