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unfortunately

/ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnətli/
Meanings
  • adverb

    expressing regret or disappointment that something has happened

  • having an unfavorable outcome or result

Pronunciation
  1. /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃənɪtli/



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Antonyms

fortunately , luckily
Synonyms

alas , regrettably , sad to say , sadly , unluckily
Rhymes
Words rhyming with unfortunately
unhappily , regrettably , unluckily , miserably
Variants
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unfortunately
Etymology
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from unfortunate + -ly

Trivia
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  1. The word 'unfortunately' was first used in English in the 15th century.

  2. The longest word in the English language that can be formed using the letters in the word 'unfortunately' is 'unhappily'.

Related Concepts
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  1. misfortune: An unfortunate event or series of events that bring about harm, loss, or disappointment.

  2. regret: A feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over an action that was taken or not taken.

Quotes
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  1. 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.,{it}Nature{/it},27 Apr. 2006

  2. 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.

    - {it}Wine Spectator{/it},31 Aug. 2008

  3. 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,{it}Scientific American{/it},November 1992

  4. 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,{it}New York Review of Books{/it},11 Aug. 2005

  5. 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,{it}Time{/it},28 Feb. 2005
Culture
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In literature, 'unfortunately' is often used to express regret or disappointment, such as in the phrase 'unfortunately for them' or 'unfortunately, that is the way it is'. It can also be used to describe a situation that has an unfavorable outcome, such as 'unfortunately, the project was not completed on time'.

How to Memorize "unfortunately"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize the word 'unfortunately' written out and imagine the sad or disappointed expression that often accompanies its use.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'unfortunately' with the idea of regret or disappointment, and imagine a situation where something did not go as planned.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Unfortunate Lucky' to remember the meaning of 'unfortunately'. The 'Unfortunate' part represents the unfortunate event or situation, and the 'Lucky' part reminds us that the word ends in 'ly', making it an adverb.

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