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My father invented a cure for which there was no disease and unfortunately my mother caught it and died of it.
Victor Borge

Meaning of "unfortunately" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNFORTUNATELY

unfortunately  [ʌnˈfɔːtʃənɪtlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNFORTUNATELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unfortunately is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES UNFORTUNATELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Unfortunately

Unfortunately is the fourth studio album by Shalabi Effect. It was recorded on three consecutive nights at the Montreal Arts Interculturels Institute live.

Definition of unfortunately in the English dictionary

The definition of unfortunately in the dictionary is it is regrettable that; unluckily.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNFORTUNATELY


alternately
ɔːlˈtɜːnɪtlɪ
approximately
əˈprɒksɪmɪtlɪ
definitely
ˈdɛfɪnɪtlɪ
disordinately
dɪsˈɔːdɪnɪtlɪ
explicitly
ɪkˈsplɪsɪtlɪ
fortunately
ˈfɔːtʃənɪtlɪ
geminately
ˈdʒɛmɪnɪtlɪ
greatly
ˈɡreɪtlɪ
importunately
ɪmˈpɔːtjʊnɪtlɪ
indefinitely
ɪnˈdɛfɪnɪtlɪ
indeterminately
ˌɪndɪˈtɜːmnɪtlɪ
infinitely
ˈɪnfɪnɪtlɪ
lately
ˈleɪtlɪ
lightly
ˈlaɪtlɪ
predeterminately
ˌpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪnɪtlɪ
slightly
ˈslaɪtlɪ
ternately
ˈtɜːnɪtlɪ
tightly
ˈtaɪtlɪ
tripinnately
traɪˈpɪnɪtlɪ
ultimately
ˈʌltɪmɪtlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNFORTUNATELY

unforgiven
unforgiveness
unforgiving
unforgivingness
unforgot
unforgotten
unforked
unform
unformalised
unformalized
unformatted
unformed
unformidable
unformulated
unforsaken
unforthcoming
unfortified
unfortunate
unfortunateness
unfortune

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNFORTUNATELY

absolutely
accurately
adequately
affectionately
appropriately
deliberately
delicately
desperately
disproportionately
immaculately
immediately
inappropriately
intimately
intricately
legitimately
moderately
passionately
predominately
privately
separately
stately

Synonyms and antonyms of unfortunately in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNFORTUNATELY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unfortunately» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unfortunately

Translation of «unfortunately» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNFORTUNATELY

Find out the translation of unfortunately to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unfortunately from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unfortunately» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不幸地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por desgracia
570 millions of speakers

English

unfortunately
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुर्भाग्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لِسُوْءِ الـحَظّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

к сожалению
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

infelizmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুর্ভাগ্যবশত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

malheureusement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malangnya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

leider
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

運悪く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유감스럽게도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sayangé
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đáng tiếc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர்பாராதவிதமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्दैवाने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ne yazık ki
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfortunatamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niefortunnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

на жаль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

din nefericire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυστυχώς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongelukkig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tyvärr
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uheldigvis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unfortunately

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNFORTUNATELY»

The term «unfortunately» is very widely used and occupies the 4.401 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of unfortunately
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNFORTUNATELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unfortunately» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unfortunately» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unfortunately

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNFORTUNATELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unfortunately.
1
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
The West has become the world model; developing countries are dreaming of living like us, which is impossible. They should reject our model, because it is not sustainable. Developing countries should even give us the example, but unfortunately that's not what happens.
2
Kabir Bedi
I love the stage, I love the process of acting in theatre, but unfortunately, it doesn't pay the bills.
3
Catherine Bell
The best part? Probably being able to portray such a respectable, ethical, intelligent, strong woman. That's still pretty rare in our business, unfortunately.
4
Bernardo Bertolucci
I think that I used to love Hollywood movies. I remember great phases and moments. But, unfortunately, now is not the moment.
5
Victor Borge
My father invented a cure for which there was no disease and unfortunately my mother caught it and died of it.
6
Sean Brady
We live in a twilight sort of world where, unfortunately, the perception of the seriousness of abortion - has grown progressively obscured in the minds of many of our contemporaries.
7
James L. Brooks
I was only in college, unfortunately, for, um, a year. I think my major was public relations, and I had no idea what it meant except it seemed maybe attainable.
8
Anna Camp
Ultimately, I don't think you can teach a tone-deaf person how to sing. Some talents you're just born with, unfortunately.
9
James Carville
Sometimes the right thing gets done for the wrong reason and sometimes, unfortunately, the wrong thing gets done for the right reason.
10
Gerald Chertavian
You have, unfortunately, a K-12 educational system where the requirements to graduate are not the requirements to be college and career-ready. So if you want young adults who are college and career-ready, our K-12 system right now does not have that as its standard.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNFORTUNATELY»

Discover the use of unfortunately in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unfortunately and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Fortunately
Good and bad luck accompany Ned from New York to Florida on his way to a surprise party.
Remy Charlip, 2007
2
Fortunately, Unfortunately
Mom sends Milo on an errand to return Granny's umbrella to her.
Michael Foreman, 2011
3
Employment of the Month: The Unfortunately True Adventures ...
Clocking in at over 50 jobs, this book is the perfect read for those times when you find yourself stuck in line at the bank or standing in the unemployment line itself!
FAXBoy, FileGrrl, 2010
4
Unfortunately
When you are walking through the jungle, almost anything can happen. Unfortunately, sometimes it's bad, but fortunately sometimes it's good ... A funny and original story full of different twists and turns.
Alan Durant, Simon Rickerty, 2011
5
Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: Selected Poems
Selected Poems Mahmoud Darwish Munir Akash, Carolyn Forche, Sinan Antoon. Unfortunately, It Was Paradise Selected Poems Mahmoud Darwish THAN- SLlTED AND EDITED BY MUNIR AKASH AND CAROLYN FORCHG WITH SINAN ...
Mahmoud Darwish, Munir Akash, Carolyn Forche, 2013
6
Verb Movement and Expletive Subjects in the Germanic Languages
Denna boken har tyvgrr han inte läst (Unfortunately) this book has (unfortunately) he not read c. * Tyväry denna boken har Johan inte läst d. Denna boken har tyvärr Johan inte läst (Unfortunately; this book has (unfortunately) Johan not read  ...
Department of German Linguistics Stuttgart University Sten Vikner Assistant Professor, 1995
7
Unfortunately Harriet
Harriet spills varnish on the new brown rug and decides to run away when she can't remove the stain.
‎1972
8
Unfortunately Fortunate
Here is the story of how she overcame all of her unfortunate circumstances and found her true passion... helping others realize that broken lives can still be valuable vessels.
Sondra Maith, 2012
9
We Did it Our Way - Unfortunately
Family holidays challenge the best of us and the Wyper family is no different. It's not always the children but usually the adults. Read the hilarious memoirs of holidays past, to understand why Mags is happier to be safely at home
Mags Wyper, 2014
10
Dirty Signs: The World's 150 Most Unfortunately Named ...
This fantastic collection features road signs to the poorly named places nobody wants to call home as well as signs sporting unfortunate translations.
Rob Bailey, Ed Hurst, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNFORTUNATELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unfortunately is used in the context of the following news items.
1
What was missing — unfortunately — in the No Child Left Behind …
Steven Singer, a teacher and parent, says he feels like he has entered “a parallel universe.” A veteran Nationally Board Certified Teacher in Pennsylvania with a ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
The Spanish town unfortunately named 'Camp Kill Jews' finally …
The tiny Spanish village of Castrillo Matajudios — which means "Camp Kill Jews" — on Monday officially changed its name back to Castrillo Mota de Judios ... «Business Insider, Jun 15»
3
Unfortunately, corporate Japan thinks it's 1985
The Japanese government's newfound embrace of international corporate governance standards has the potential to be an epochal moment for the country's ... «The Japan Times, Jun 15»
4
Unfortunately, Constantine Won't Be Appearing On Another Network
The long weeks of debate surrounding Constantine's cancellation and the subsequent hope that the comic book-based series would be resurrected is now ... «Cinema Blend, Jun 15»
5
Chris Christie Wears Unfortunately Tight Pants at Celebrity Softball …
Well, this doesn't look comfortable at all... On Wednesday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took part in the True Blue Celebrity Softball Game at Yankee ... «E! Online, Jun 15»
6
What Does Blatter's Reelection Mean for the Future of Soccer …
Unfortunately, Not Much. Prior to today's FIFA Presidential election, both candidates were given time to address the 209-member delegates assembled in Zurich, ... «VICE, May 15»
7
Unfortunately for Walmart, Americans are actually paying off debt …
The sharp drop in gas prices over the last year has put extra cash in the pockets of American consumers. But whatever they're doing with it, they're not spending ... «Quartz, May 15»
8
Argument analysis: The record's the thing — unfortunately
Argument analysis: The record's the thing — unfortunately. Posted Mon, March 30th, 2015 12:35 pm by Lyle Denniston. Analysis. The Supreme Court ... «SCOTUSblog, Mar 15»
9
Unfortunately, I Am Ready for the Common Core
Writing recently in Politico, education reporter Allie Grasgreen reported that colleges and universities seem unprepared for the incoming wave of students ... «Inside Higher Ed, Mar 15»
10
'Unfortunately Samsung Galaxy has stopped': How to fix app …
'Unfortunately X has stopped': What does it mean? ... 'Unfortunately Samsung Galaxy has stopped' is clearly a software issue, which can often mean you will be ... «PC Advisor, Feb 15»

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