| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accident-prone | often having mishaps |
| 2. | accursed | cursed; unlucky |
| 3. | afflicted | suffering from something bad |
| 4. | bad-luck | characterized by misfortune |
| 5. | bankrupt | financially ruined |
| 6. | benighted | unfortunate; in a bad state |
| 7. | beset | troubled on all sides |
| 8. | blacklisted | barred; treated unfavorably |
| 9. | bleak | without hope; unfavorable |
| 10. | broke | without money; hard up |
| 11. | calamitous | bringing disaster |
| 12. | cash-strapped | lacking money |
| 13. | catastrophic | involving great disaster |
| 14. | cheated | deprived by unfair means |
| 15. | crestfallen | sad and disappointed |
| 16. | crushed | overwhelmed by misfortune |
| 17. | cursed | under a bad-luck spell |
| 18. | destitute | lacking necessities; unfortunate |
| 19. | devastated | severely affected by loss |
| 20. | dire | extremely serious or bad |
| 21. | disastrous | ending in failure or harm |
| 22. | dogged | followed by persistent trouble |
| 23. | doomed | certain to fail or suffer |
| 24. | down on your luck | experiencing bad fortune |
| 25. | down-and-out | destitute and unlucky |
| 26. | downcast | feeling low and unlucky |
| 27. | downtrodden | oppressed and unfortunate |
| 28. | fated | destined, usually for misfortune |
| 29. | forlorn | lonely and unhappy |
| 30. | grim | bleak and unfavorable |
| 31. | hapless | unlucky and unfortunate |
| 32. | hard done by | treated unfairly |
| 33. | hard up | short of money |
| 34. | hard-luck | marked by persistent misfortune |
| 35. | hard-pressed | under severe difficulty |
| 36. | having a rough time | experiencing many setbacks |
| 37. | having bad breaks | getting unlucky outcomes |
| 38. | heartbroken | deeply saddened by misfortune |
| 39. | hexed | affected by a curse |
| 40. | hit hard | badly affected by events |
| 41. | ill-fated | destined to fail or suffer |
| 42. | ill-luck | bad luck; misfortune |
| 43. | ill-omened | suggesting misfortune |
| 44. | ill-starred | marked by bad luck |
| 45. | ill-timed | happening at a bad time |
| 46. | ill-used | treated badly; unfortunate |
| 47. | in a bind | in a difficult situation |
| 48. | in hard luck | suffering misfortune |
| 49. | inauspicious | not suggesting success |
| 50. | inopportune | occurring at an unlucky time |
| 51. | jinxed | cursed with bad luck |
| 52. | knocked down | brought low by misfortune |
| 53. | luck’s run out | no longer lucky |
| 54. | luckless | without good luck |
| 55. | miserable | very unhappy or unfortunate |
| 56. | misfortunate | having bad fortune |
| 57. | needy | poor and in need |
| 58. | no-luck | having little or no luck |
| 59. | not in luck | not having good fortune |
| 60. | not your day | a day of bad luck |
| 61. | ostracized | excluded from a group |
| 62. | out of favor | no longer favored |
| 63. | out of luck | having no luck |
| 64. | overlooked | not noticed or considered |
| 65. | passed over | not chosen; overlooked |
| 66. | pathetic | sadly inadequate; unfortunate |
| 67. | penniless | without money |
| 68. | pitiful | deserving sympathy; unfortunate |
| 69. | plagued | troubled repeatedly |
| 70. | put-upon | unfairly burdened |
| 71. | rejected | not accepted; turned away |
| 72. | robbed | deprived of something |
| 73. | ruined | brought to disaster |
| 74. | ruinous | causing severe damage |
| 75. | shattered | deeply upset or ruined |
| 76. | shortchanged | treated unfairly; deprived |
| 77. | shunned | avoided by others |
| 78. | snakebit | plagued by bad luck |
| 79. | sorrowful | full of sadness |
| 80. | sorry | pitifully unfortunate |
| 81. | spurned | rejected with disdain |
| 82. | star-crossed | ill-fated by circumstance |
| 83. | strapped | short of cash |
| 84. | stricken | suddenly affected by misfortune |
| 85. | tragic | causing great sadness |
| 86. | unblessed | not favored; unlucky |
| 87. | under a cloud | in disfavor or trouble |
| 88. | unfavored | not given advantage |
| 89. | unfortunate | having bad luck |
| 90. | unhappy | marked by misfortune |
| 91. | unpromising | unlikely to succeed |
| 92. | unpropitious | not favorable; unlucky |
| 93. | unseasonable | at an unsuitable time |
| 94. | untimely | happening too soon or late |
| 95. | up against it | facing serious difficulty |
| 96. | woebegone | looking miserable and unlucky |
| 97. | woeful | full of sorrow or misfortune |
| 98. | worse off | in a poorer situation |
| 99. | wrecked | badly damaged or ruined |
| 100. | wretched | very unfortunate or miserable |