infortuné

Definitions of infortuné
  1. noun
    a person who suffers misfortune
    synonyms: malheureux
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    personne abandonnée
    someone for whom hope has been abandoned
    sans-abri
    someone unfortunate without housing
    perdant, raté
    a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
    naufragé, paria, réprouvé
    a person who is rejected (from society or home)
    pauvre, pauvresse, sans-le-sou
    a person with few or no possessions
    détenu, prisonnier, prisonnier de guerre
    a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
    malade
    a person suffering from an illness
    survivant
    one who lives through affliction
    sinistré, victime
    an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
    banqueroutier, failli
    someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts
    naufragé
    a shipwrecked person
    offensé(e)
    someone injured or killed in an accident
    détenu, prisonnier
    a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
    détenu, prisonnier, prisonnier de l'Etat, prisonnier politique
    some held in custody
    clochard, pauvre, sans-le-sou
    a person who is destitute
    incapable, raté
    someone who is unsuccessful
    hérétique
    a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
    otage
    a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
    cible
    a person who is hunted
    invalide, malade
    someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
    lépreux
    a pariah who is avoided by others
    aliéné mental, fou
    an insane person
    martyr
    one who suffers for the sake of principle
    martyr
    one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
    névrosé
    a person suffering from neurosis
    malade, patient
    a person who requires medical care
    indigent, pauvre
    a person who is very poor
    prisonnier politique
    someone who is imprisoned because of their political views
    pauvre diable, pauvre malheureux
    someone you feel sorry for
    prisonnier de guerre
    a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war
    bouc émissaire
    someone who is punished for the errors of others
    vagabond
    a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
    type of:
    homme, individu, mortel, être
    a human being
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