No. 4,649 in German
unglücklich
Unhappy.
In a sentence
Ich bin heute unglücklich, weil es den ganzen Tag geregnet hat.
I am unlucky today because it rained all day.
Here, 'unglücklich' conveys the speaker feeling unfortunate or in a state of discontent due to external circumstances.
Der unglückliche Vorfall hat alle überrascht.
The unfortunate incident surprised everyone.
In this sentence, 'unglücklich' describes the nature of the event as unfortunate or lamentable.
Sie sah mit einem unglücklichen Ausdruck auf ihrem Gesicht aus dem Fenster.
She looked out of the window with an unhappy expression on her face.
Here, 'unglücklich' refers to an emotional state of unhappiness as reflected in the facial expression.
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