Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with unfortunate in American Collocation
unfortunate
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ʌnˈfɔrtʃənət/
very
doubly
especially
extremely
particularly
very
I have been extremely unfortunate in having three operations within the space of a year.
rather
rather
somewhat
Note the rather unfortunate printing error on the top line.
slightly
a little
slightly
The timing of the marriage was a little unfortunate.
event
accident
event
experience
incident
The details that led up to this unfortunate incident are available from the Dundee Courier.
situation
circumstances
situation
It was just a set of unfortunate circumstances which I think could have been dealt with a little better.
result
consequence
effect
result
side-effect
The unfortunate consequence of an ageing population is that many more people will suffer from dementia.