Hypernyms for "unfortunate person"
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abandoned person
amputee
captive
castaway
choker
crier
desperate
diseased person
failure
griever
have-not
homeless
homeless person
Ishmael
jinx
Job
jonah
lamenter
languisher
loser
maroon
mourner
nonstarter
nympholept
outcast
pariah
poor person
prisoner
schlimazel
shlimazel
sick person
sorrower
subsister
sufferer
survivor
unsuccessful person
victim
weeper
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.