What is the Spanish word for "unfortunate"?

Learn how to say "unfortunate" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

unfortunate

Spanish

desafortunado

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Examples of how to use "unfortunate" in Spanish

English
That was a very unfortunate accident.
Spanish
Eso fue un accidente muy desafortunado.
English
It was an unfortunate mistake in the report.
Spanish
Fue un error desafortunado en el informe.
English
Her timing was unfortunate for the meeting.
Spanish
Su sincronización fue desafortunada para la reunión.
English
The weather made their trip unfortunate and rainy.
Spanish
El clima hizo que su viaje fuera desafortunado y lluvioso.
English
That was an unfortunate choice of words today.
Spanish
Esa fue una elección desafortunada de palabras hoy.

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That was a very unfortunate accident.

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