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An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances. / (archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute.

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unfortunate

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnət/

Noun

archaic euphemistic

An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances. / (archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute.

Japanese Meaning

不運な、運の悪い人；困難な状況に陥った人 / （古語・婉曲的表現として）娼婦

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The unfortunate missed the last train home and had to sleep on a bench.

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その不運な人は終電を逃してベンチで寝ることになった。

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An unlucky person; one who has fallen into bad circumstances.

Of those adults who used the trains every day, about half now travel daily by bus, … one unfortunate is reported to be walking to and from his employment.

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(archaic, euphemistic) A prostitute.

unfortunates

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