desdichado
unfortunate
des-
un-, dis-
+
dicha
happiness, fortune
Desdichado means unfortunate and can be understood as des-0 (un-0) + dicha1 (happiness1), literally meaning 'unhappy' or 'without fortune'.
adjective
- unfortunateUnfortunate or unhappyEl desdichado hombre perdió todo en el incendio. // The unfortunate man lost everything in the fire.