unfortunate Pronunciation: /ʌnˈfɔːtʃənət/Translate unfortunate | into German | into Italian | into Spanish French translation of unfortunateadj 1 (pitiable) malheureux/-euse 2 (regrettable) [incident, choice] malencontreux/-euse; [remark] fâcheux/-euse 3 (unlucky) malchanceux/-euseunfortunate in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of unfortunate in the British & World English dictionary Definition of unfortunate in the US English dictionary