unfortunate

/ʌnˈfɔːrtʃənət/

Syllables un·for·tu·nate

Stress un-FOR-tu-nate

Phonics Breakdown

un

/ʌn/

short u

for

/fɔːr/

long or

tun

/tʃən/

-ture ending

ate

/ət/

schwa

Meaning

having bad luck; regrettable

Sound Reference

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un=/ʌn/(under) + for=/fɔːr/(for) + tun=/tʃən/(fortune) + ate=/ət/(private)

Example

It was unfortunate that the event was canceled.