Unfortunate
Unfortunate adjective - Bringing about ruin or misfortune.
Wrong and unfortunate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wrong" instead an adjective "Unfortunate".
Nearby Word: unfortunately
Wrong
Wrong adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.
Usage example: has a knack for saying just the wrong thing
Unfortunate and wrong are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Unfortunate" instead an adjective "Wrong".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Clue has the unfortunate singing telegram girl getting killed, apparently just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Source: Death as Comedy - Scooby-Doo: Shaggy is the victim of practically every unfortunate occurence in the series, from Fred's insane plans to simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Source: Butt Monkey / Western Animation - An unfortunate example occurs in Fawlty Towers when the Major tells a story about how he took a woman to a cricket match, and she kept referring to the Indian players by the wrong racial slur.
Source: Wrong Insult Offence
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