Definition
Unlucky, unfortunate, or marked by bad fortune; characterized by misadventure.
Etymology
From disadventure + -ous (adjective suffix). The -ous suffix comes from Latin and creates adjectives meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by.'
Kelly Says
This extremely rare adjective is almost never used in modern English, but its existence shows how comprehensively our ancestors could describe misfortune—they had words we've completely abandoned.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ችግር (chigir)
chee-gir
ARالعربية
مصيبة (musība)
moos-ee-bah
BNবাংলা
অসুবিধাজনক (asubidhajank)
a-su-bi-dhi-ja-nk
CACatalà
desaventurós
des-ven-too-roh-sohs
CSČeština
nešťastný
neh-sh-chast-nyy
DADansk
uheldsbringende
oo-held-s-bring-en-deh
DEDeutsch
unglücklich
oon-gluck-lich
ELΕλληνικά
καταστροφικός (katastrofikos)
kah-tah-stro-fee-kos
ESEspañol
desventurado
des-ven-TOO-rah-doh
FAفارسی
بدشانس (bad-shans)
bad-shan-s
FISuomi
onnettomuutta aiheuttava
on-ne-to-moo-utta ay-hee-oo-tah-va
FRFrançais
malheureux
mah-l-uh-r
GUGU
દુર્ઘટના (durghṭanā)
doo-rgh-ta-na
HEעברית
שלילי (sh'li'li)
sh-lee-lee
HIहिन्दी
दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण (dubhaagypoor)
doo-bhaa-gya-poor
HUMagyar
balesetveszélyes
ba-leh-set-veh-zeh-leh-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
berisiko
beh-ree-zee-koh
ITItaliano
disavventuroso
dee-sah-vven-TOO-roh-soh
KMKM
បរិហារ (barhiar)
bah-ree-ar
KO한국어
불행한 (bulhaeng-han)
bul-haeng-han
MRMR
दुर्घटना (durghāṭanā)
doo-rgh-a-ta-na
MSBahasa Melayu
berisiko
beh-ree-zee-koh
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူး (kyee-zu)
kyee-zu
NLNederlands
ongezellig
on-geh-zel-lig
NONorsk
ulykkesbringende
oo-lee-kes-bring-en-deh
PLPolski
niebezpieczny
nee-peh-zheh-n-nee
PTPortuguês
desventuroso
des-ven-too-roh-soh
RORomână
dezastruos
deh-zah-stroos
RUРусский
несчастный
nes-chast-nyy
SVSvenska
olycksbådande
oh-lee-ks-bah-dan-deh
SWKiswahili
hatari
ha-ta-ree
TAதமிழ்
பிரச்சனை (prachchanai)
pra-chch-na-ai
TEతెలుగు
దుష్టం (dushtam)
doo-sh-tam
THไทย
โชคร้าย (chok-chai)
chock-chai
TRTürkçe
kötü şanslı
koo-too shahn-sli
UKУкраїнська
несправжній
nes-prah-zh-nyy
URاردو
بُرُبُر (burbur)
boo-roo-boo
VITiếng Việt
tai nạn
ty-nane
YOYO
awọn ìṣẹ̀
aw-ohn ee-sheh
ZH中文
不幸的 (bùxìng de)
boo-shing deh