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Word 1 of 3: unfortunately

Also said ənˈfɔːrtʃuːnətli.
unfortunately

adverbSadly, as a matter of bad luck.

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Stress the second syllable: un-FOR-tu-nate-ly. The rest is unstressed.

  1. 1Unfortunately the room is not ready yet.