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unluck

unluck noun: absence or lack of luck; lucklessness; bad luck; misfortune.

Noun

unluck (uncountable)

  1. Absence or lack of luck; lucklessness; bad luck; misfortune.
    • Truly the unluck had been visited upon him.2004, Sonny Brewer, Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe III
    • With a look of amusement on your face you ask me if I believe in luck. I fumble around for an answer, but the question stays with me as I venture out into the chill of the afternoon. It's not luck I believe in, but unluck. I have seen unluck in many guises.2010, Suzanne Werner, Snapshots

Synonyms of unluck

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Origin of unluck

From un- + luck.

Questions about unluck

What does unluck mean?
Unluck means absence or lack of luck; lucklessness; bad luck; misfortune.
What part of speech is unluck?
Unluck is a noun.

Words near unluck in the dictionary

  1. unlubed
  2. unlubricated
  3. unlubricious
  4. unlucent
  5. unlucid
  6. unluck
  7. unluckier
  8. unluckiest
  9. unluckily
  10. unluckiness
  11. unluckinesses

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