Having bad fortune or experiencing events that are undesirable, unfortunate, or caused by chance rather than by action.
From 'un-' (not) plus 'lucky,' which comes from Middle Dutch 'luc' or Low German 'lück' (good fortune), blending into English by the 16th century as a word describing lack of good fortune.
The word 'luck' itself has mysterious origins from Old Germanic languages, but what's fascinating is that 'unlucky' proves we once believed in random chance as a real force—a very medieval way of seeing the world!
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