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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnətli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ʌnˈfɔːt͡ʃənətli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃənɪtli/ [General-American], /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃnɪtli/ [General-American], /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃənətli/ (note: General American, weak vowel merger), /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃnətli/ (note: General American, weak vowel merger), /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃnəʔli/ (note: General American, weak vowel merger) Audio: en-us-unfortunately.ogg Forms: more unfortunately [comparative], most unfortunately [superlative]
Etymology: From unfortunate + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|unfortunate|ly|id2=adverbial}} unfortunate + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} unfortunately (comparative more unfortunately, superlative most unfortunately)
  1. Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event. Synonyms (through bad luck): unluckily Translations (happening through bad luck): لِلْأَسَف (li-l-ʔasaf) (Arabic), لِسُوءِ الْحَظِّ (lisūʔi l-ḥaẓẓi) (Arabic), للأسف (le-l-ʔasaf) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), للأسف (li-l-ʔasaf) [South-Levantine-Arabic] (Arabic), դժբախտաբար (džbaxtabar) (Armenian), təəssüf ki (Azerbaijani), ҡыҙғанысҡа ҡаршы (qıźğanısqa qarşı) (Bashkir), на жа́ль (na žálʹ) (Belarusian), за жа́лост (za žálost) (Bulgarian), жаль (žalʹ) (Carpathian Rusyn), malauradament (Catalan), desgraciadament (Catalan), malastrugament (Catalan), dissortadament (Catalan), بەداخەوە (bedaxewe) (Central Kurdish), 不幸的 (bùxìng de) (Chinese Mandarin), 不巧 (bùqiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 可惜 (kěxí) (Chinese Mandarin), bohužel (Czech), uheldigvis (Danish), desværre (Danish), helaas (Dutch), jammer genoeg (Dutch), spijtig genoeg (Dutch), dyöswerra (Elfdalian), bedaŭrinde (Esperanto), malfeliĉe (Esperanto), kahjuks (Estonian), tíverri (Faroese), valitettavasti (Finnish), ikävä kyllä (Finnish), harmillista kyllä (Finnish), malheureusement (French), malencontreusement (French), desafortunadamente (Galician), სამწუხაროდ (samc̣uxarod) (Georgian), საუბედუროდ (saubedurod) (Georgian), leider (German), unglücklicherweise (German), bedauerlicherweise (German), δυστυχώς (dystychós) (Greek), ajoraluartumik (Greenlandic), למרבה הצער (l'marbé hatsá'ar) (Hebrew), दुर्भाग्यवश (durbhāgyavaś) (Hindi), दुर्भाग्य से (durbhāgya se) (Hindi), sajnos (Hungarian), því miður (Icelandic), regretinde (Ido), sayangnya (Indonesian), sfortunatamente (Italian), purtroppo (Italian), malauguratamente (Italian), 生憎 (ainiku) (alt: あいにく) (Japanese), 残念ながら (zannen-nagara) (alt: ざんねんながら) (Japanese), 불행하게도 (bulhaenghagedo) (Korean), 유감스럽게도 (yugamseureopgedo) (Korean), infeliciter (Latin), improsperē (Latin), diemžēl (Latvian), par nelaimi (Latvian), deja (Lithuanian), leider (Luxembourgish), за жал (za žal) (Macedonian), sfortunatament (Maltese), teve (Mbyá Guaraní), mixabin (Northern Kurdish), dađibahábut (Northern Sami), uheldigvis (Norwegian Bokmål), dessverre (Norwegian Bokmål), beklageligvis (Norwegian Bokmål), uheldigvis (Norwegian Nynorsk), dessverre (Norwegian Nynorsk), malaürosament (Occitan), на нєщесце (na nješčesce) (Pannonian Rusyn), нажаль (nažalʹ) (Pannonian Rusyn), متاسفانه (mota'assefâne) (Persian), بدبختانه (badbaxtâne) (Persian), leida (Plautdietsch), niestety (Polish), infelizmente (Portuguese), din păcate (Romanian), din nefericire (Romanian), deplorablamain (Romansch), displaschaivlamain (Romansch), к сожале́нию (k sožaléniju) (Russian), к несча́стью (k nesčástʹju) (Russian), на̏жало̄ст [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), nȁžalōst [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), bohužiaľ (Slovak), na žalost (Slovene), desafortunadamente (Spanish), desgraciadamente (Spanish), lamentablemente (Spanish), por desgracia (Spanish), infortunadamente (Spanish), tyvärr (Swedish), dessvärre (Swedish), olyckligtvis (Swedish), sa kasamaang palad (Tagalog), ne yazık ki (Turkish), maalesef (Turkish), на жа́ль (na žálʹ) (Ukrainian), bohužel (Upper Sorbian), nažel (Upper Sorbian), tiếc rằng (Vietnamese), tiếc là (Vietnamese), neläbo (Volapük), yn anffodus (Welsh), çı heyfo ki (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-unfortunately-en-adv-6wAGCB0r Disambiguation of 'through bad luck': 98 2 Disambiguation of 'happening through bad luck': 98 2
  2. Used (as a parenthetical word) to express disappointment, compassion, sorrow, regret, or grief. Synonyms (parenthetical word): alas, regrettably, sadly, sad to say
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Alternative forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “through bad luck”",
      "word": "fortunately"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “through bad luck”",
      "word": "luckily"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "unfortunate",
        "3": "ly",
        "id2": "adverbial"
      },
      "expansion": "unfortunate + -ly",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From unfortunate + -ly.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more unfortunately",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most unfortunately",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "unfortunately (comparative more unfortunately, superlative most unfortunately)",
      "name": "en-adv"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "un‧for‧tu‧nate‧ly"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The houses which burned down could have been saved. Unfortunately, the fire truck had broken down on the way.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event."
      ],
      "id": "en-unfortunately-en-adv-6wAGCB0r",
      "links": [
        [
          "bad luck",
          "bad luck"
        ],
        [
          "unfortunate",
          "unfortunate"
        ],
        [
          "event",
          "event"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "sense": "through bad luck",
          "word": "unluckily"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "li-l-ʔasaf",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "لِلْأَسَف"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "lisūʔi l-ḥaẓẓi",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "لِسُوءِ الْحَظِّ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "arz",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "le-l-ʔasaf",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "tags": [
            "Egyptian-Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "للأسف"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ajp",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "li-l-ʔasaf",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "tags": [
            "South-Levantine-Arabic"
          ],
          "word": "للأسف"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "džbaxtabar",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "դժբախտաբար"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "təəssüf ki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "qıźğanısqa qarşı",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "ҡыҙғанысҡа ҡаршы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "na žálʹ",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "на жа́ль"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "za žálost",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "за жа́лост"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "rue",
          "lang": "Carpathian Rusyn",
          "roman": "žalʹ",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "жаль"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "malauradament"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "desgraciadament"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "malastrugament"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "dissortadament"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bùxìng de",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "不幸的"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bùqiǎo",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "不巧"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "kěxí",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "可惜"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "bohužel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "uheldigvis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "desværre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "helaas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "jammer genoeg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "spijtig genoeg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ovd",
          "lang": "Elfdalian",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "dyöswerra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "bedaŭrinde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "malfeliĉe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "kahjuks"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "tíverri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "valitettavasti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "ikävä kyllä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "harmillista kyllä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "malheureusement"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "malencontreusement"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "desafortunadamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "samc̣uxarod",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "სამწუხაროდ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "saubedurod",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "საუბედუროდ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "leider"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "unglücklicherweise"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "bedauerlicherweise"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "dystychós",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "δυστυχώς"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "kl",
          "lang": "Greenlandic",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "ajoraluartumik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "l'marbé hatsá'ar",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "למרבה הצער"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "durbhāgyavaś",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "दुर्भाग्यवश"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "durbhāgya se",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "दुर्भाग्य से"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "sajnos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "því miður"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "regretinde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "sayangnya"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "sfortunatamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "purtroppo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "malauguratamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "alt": "あいにく",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ainiku",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "生憎"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "alt": "ざんねんながら",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "zannen-nagara",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "残念ながら"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bulhaenghagedo",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "불행하게도"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "yugamseureopgedo",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "유감스럽게도"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "bedaxewe",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "بەداخەوە"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "mixabin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "98 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "happening through bad luck",
          "word": "infeliciter"
        },
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      "sense": "parenthetical word",
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "لِسُوءِ الْحَظِّ"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "džbaxtabar",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "դժբախտաբար"
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      "code": "az",
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      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "təəssüf ki"
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      "code": "ba",
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      "roman": "qıźğanısqa qarşı",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "ҡыҙғанысҡа ҡаршы"
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "na žálʹ",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "на жа́ль"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "za žálost",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "за жа́лост"
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      "code": "rue",
      "lang": "Carpathian Rusyn",
      "roman": "žalʹ",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "жаль"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "malauradament"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "desgraciadament"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "malastrugament"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "dissortadament"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùxìng de",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "不幸的"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùqiǎo",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "不巧"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "kěxí",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "可惜"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "bohužel"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "uheldigvis"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "desværre"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "helaas"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "jammer genoeg"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "spijtig genoeg"
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    {
      "code": "ovd",
      "lang": "Elfdalian",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "dyöswerra"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "bedaŭrinde"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "malfeliĉe"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "kahjuks"
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    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "tíverri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "valitettavasti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "ikävä kyllä"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "harmillista kyllä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "malheureusement"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "malencontreusement"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "desafortunadamente"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "samc̣uxarod",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "სამწუხაროდ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "saubedurod",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "საუბედუროდ"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "leider"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "unglücklicherweise"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "bedauerlicherweise"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dystychós",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "δυστυχώς"
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    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "ajoraluartumik"
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    {
      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "l'marbé hatsá'ar",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "למרבה הצער"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "durbhāgyavaś",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "दुर्भाग्यवश"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "durbhāgya se",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "दुर्भाग्य से"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "sajnos"
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    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "því miður"
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    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "regretinde"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "sayangnya"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "sfortunatamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "purtroppo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "malauguratamente"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あいにく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ainiku",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "生憎"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ざんねんながら",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "zannen-nagara",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "残念ながら"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bulhaenghagedo",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "불행하게도"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yugamseureopgedo",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "유감스럽게도"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "bedaxewe",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "بەداخەوە"
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    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "mixabin"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "infeliciter"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "improsperē"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "diemžēl"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "par nelaimi"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "deja"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "leider"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "za žal",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "за жал"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "sfortunatament"
    },
    {
      "code": "gun",
      "lang": "Mbyá Guaraní",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "teve"
    },
    {
      "code": "se",
      "lang": "Northern Sami",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "dađibahábut"
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    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "uheldigvis"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "dessverre"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "beklageligvis"
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    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "uheldigvis"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "dessverre"
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    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "malaürosament"
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    {
      "code": "rsk",
      "lang": "Pannonian Rusyn",
      "roman": "na nješčesce",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "на нєщесце"
    },
    {
      "code": "rsk",
      "lang": "Pannonian Rusyn",
      "roman": "nažalʹ",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "нажаль"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mota'assefâne",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "متاسفانه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "badbaxtâne",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "بدبختانه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "leida"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "niestety"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "infelizmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "din păcate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "din nefericire"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "deplorablamain"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "displaschaivlamain"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "k sožaléniju",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "к сожале́нию"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "k nesčástʹju",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "к несча́стью"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "на̏жало̄ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "nȁžalōst"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "bohužiaľ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "na žalost"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "bohužel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "nažel"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "desafortunadamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "desgraciadamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "lamentablemente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "por desgracia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "infortunadamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "tyvärr"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "dessvärre"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "olyckligtvis"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "sa kasamaang palad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "ne yazık ki"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "maalesef"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "na žálʹ",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "на жа́ль"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "tiếc rằng"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "tiếc là"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "neläbo"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "yn anffodus"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "happening through bad luck",
      "word": "çı heyfo ki"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unfortunately"
}

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