desdichado

/desðiˈtʃaðo/

adjective C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

feminine
desdichada
plural
desdichados

Meaning

  1. unfortunate

    • Fue un hombre desdichado.

      He was an unfortunate man.

Similar words

infortunado

desdichado and infortunado are close synonyms, both literary, for "unfortunate, hapless."

Similar in other languages

French

fâcheux

fâcheux is the French word for the same thing — both mean "unfortunate."

Practice

1 What does desdichado mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fue un hombre ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desdichado?

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