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As an adverb, unfortunately means happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.
Meanings of unfortunately
2 meaningsadverb
Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.
“The houses which burned down could have been saved. Unfortunately, the fire truck had broken down on the way.”
Used (as a parenthetical word) to express disappointment, compassion, sorrow, regret, or grief.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
adverb: by bad luck
Oppositesfortunately
Words that rhyme with unfortunately
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