unfortunately
/ʌnˈfɔːr.tʃə.nət.li/
adverbun · for · tu · nate · ly
Think: **UN + FORTUNE + ATELY** — when you don’t have good *fortune*, things go **un-fortune-ately**.
Yes, it's unfortunately. Keep the root **fortune** in the middle: **un + fortune + ately** (don’t drop the second **n** in **un** or the **e** in **fortune**).
Definition
- adverbin an unlucky or regrettable way; used to say that something bad happened or that you wish it were different
Examples
- “Unfortunately, the museum was closed when we arrived.”
- “I studied hard, but unfortunately I still missed one question.”
- “Unfortunately for the team, their best player was injured before the final game.”
Synonyms
regrettablysadlyunluckilyalasto my regret
Antonyms
fortunatelyluckily
Translations
ES desafortunadamentePT infelizmenteFR malheureusement
Common misspellings
unfortunatlyunfortunetlyunfortunitelyunforunatelyunfortuanatelyunfortunetelyunfortunatleyunfortunatelly
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