Difference between Unfortunate and Miserable

UNFORTUNATE vs MISERABLE: NOUN

One who or that which is unfortunate; one who has fallen into misfortune or misery.
An unlucky person.
A victim of bad luck.
A person who suffers misfortune

Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky; attended with misfortune; unhappy
Regrettable; deplorable.
Characterized by, bringing, or causing misfortune.
Having bad luck; unlucky.
Not auspicious; boding ill
Unsuitable or regrettable
Not favored by fortune
Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune
Not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

Boding ill
Not auspicious
Synonyms Unsuccessful, ill-fated, ill-starred, disastrous, calamitous. See fortunate.
Not fortunate; not prosperous; unlucky; unhappy: as, an unfortunate adventure; an unfortunate man.

Unhappy; wretched; hapless.
Causing or attended by suffering or unhappiness; distressing; doleful: as, a miserable lot or condition; miserable weather.
Manifesting misery; indicative of want or suffering; shocking; pitiable: as, a miserable hut; to be covered with miserable rags; miserable looks.
Of wretched character or quality; without value or merit; very poor; mean; worthless: as, a miserable soil; a miserable performer or performance; a miserable subterfuge.
Covetous; miserly; niggardly.
Compassionate; merciful; commiserating.
Synonyms Distressed, forlorn, disconsolate, afflicted, pitiable. See affliction.
Very unhappy
Full of misery

Fateful, Abject, Poor, Pitiful, Miserable, Pitiable, Wretched, Unhappy, Inauspicious, Calamitous, Pathetic, Disastrous, Unlucky, Misfortunate, Regrettable

Uncomfortable, Paltry, Misfortunate, Meager, Sad, Unhappy, Deplorable, Hapless, Poor, Pitiable, Abject, Pathetic, Pitiful, Woeful, Wretched

Fateful, Abject, Poor, Pitiful, Miserable, Pitiable, Wretched, Unhappy, Inauspicious, Calamitous, Pathetic, Disastrous, Unlucky, Misfortunate, Regrettable

Uncomfortable, Paltry, Misfortunate, Meager, Sad, Unhappy, Deplorable, Hapless, Poor, Pitiable, Abject, Pathetic, Pitiful, Woeful, Wretched

In some legal systems, this has unfortunate consequences.
DVR, which is unfortunate, but not too pricey.
This is very unfortunate and sad to hear.
Antioch were rewarding despite her unfortunate teaching experience.
This is unfortunate because they are quite different.
In retail, angry customers are an unfortunate reality.
So unfortunate, because this is a WONDERFUL area!
In my opinion, this is an unfortunate loss.
These rare situations are unfortunate and unacceptable incidents.
Predictions can be an unfortunate encounter with an unfortunate encounter assured of emergency or a high indignity.

You quoted Coulter saying women were miserable leaders.
Dogs with hair and cats make him miserable.
How miserable is the body that depends on a body, and how miserable is the soul that depends on these two.
Never did ambition, never did public animosities, engage men against one another in such miserable hostilities, in such miserable calamities.
Then they realized that they were still miserable or that made them miserable even.
Their mission on earth is to attempt to destroy the souls of men and make them miserable as they themselves are miserable.
While you feel miserable, you could make others more miserable.
He was Burgermeister Meisterburger, the miserable mayor of the miserable town.
Dry but miserable, he makes everyone around him miserable also.
She was miserable, I was miserable, my older daughter was miserable.