Unlucky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having or bringing misfortune

marked by or promising bad fortune; ; ; ; - W.H.Prescott

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnlˈʌki/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnlˈʌki/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnlˈʌki/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnlˈʌki/.

Examples

Friday the 13th is an unlucky date
their business venture was doomed from the start
an ill-fated business venture

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ill-fated ill-omened doomed luckless ill-starred

Antonyms

lucky

Parts of Speech

adjective	having or bringing misfortune “Friday the 13th is an unlucky date”
adjective	marked by or promising bad fortune; ; ; ; - W.H.Prescott “their business venture was doomed from the start”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unglücklich

Unglück haben oder bringen

🇫🇷French

malchanceux

avoir ou apporter du malheur

🇪🇸Spanish

desafortunado

tener o traer desgracia

🇮🇹Italian

sfortunato

avere o portare sfortuna

🇳🇱Dutch

pech

ongeluk hebben of brengen

🇵🇹Portuguese

azarado

tendo ou trazendo infortúnio

🇷🇺Russian

неудачливый

иметь или приносить несчастье

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बदकिस्मत

दुर्भाग्य होना या लाना

🇧🇩Bengali

দুর্ভাগ্য

থাকা বা দুর্ভাগ্য আনা

🇮🇳Tamil

துரதிர்ஷ்டவசமான

துரதிர்ஷ்டம் இருப்பது அல்லது கொண்டு வருவது

🇮🇳Telugu

దురదృష్టవంతుడు

దురదృష్టాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా తీసుకురావడం

🇮🇳Marathi

दुर्दैवी

दुर्दैव असणे किंवा आणणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કમનસીબ

દુર્ભાગ્ય હોવું અથવા લાવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುರಾದೃಷ್ಟ

ದುರದೃಷ್ಟವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ತರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർഭാഗ്യവാൻ

നിർഭാഗ്യം ഉള്ളത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കൊണ്ടുവരുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਕਿਸਮਤ

ਬਦਕਿਸਮਤੀ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਲਿਆਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدقسمت

بدقسمتی کا ہونا یا لانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不幸的

拥有或带来不幸

🇯🇵Japanese

不運

不幸をもたらす、または不幸をもたらす

🇰🇷Korean

불길한

불행을 겪거나 가져오는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không may

gặp phải hoặc mang đến bất hạnh

🇹🇭Thai

โชคร้าย

มีหรือนำโชคร้ายมาให้

🇮🇩Indonesian

sial

mengalami atau membawa kemalangan

🇵🇭Filipino

malas

pagkakaroon o pagdadala ng kasawian

🇲🇾Malay

malang

mengalami atau membawa musibah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سيئ الحظ

وجود أو جلب سوء الحظ

🇮🇷Persian

بدشانس

داشتن یا آوردن بدبختی

🇹🇷Turkish

şanssız

talihsizlik yaşamak veya getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

בִּישׁ מַזָל

נתקל או מביא חוסר מזל

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