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uheldig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • infelicitous adj Not lucky; causing sadness or trouble.
  • unfortunate adj Having bad luck; suffering misfortune.
  • unhappy adj Feeling or showing sadness.

Senses

uheldig is used for these senses in English:

  • unfortunate Not favored by fortune.
  • unfortunate Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.
  • unhappy (mostly, dated) Not lucky; unlucky.

infelicitous — full definition

  1. adj Not lucky; causing sadness or trouble.
  2. adj Badly chosen or clumsy in the way something is said or done.
  3. adj (linguistics) Describes a sentence whose meaning does not fit naturally with its context.

unfortunate — full definition

  1. adj Having bad luck; suffering misfortune.
  2. adj Regrettable or unsuitable.
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