misfortune
75
3.7
- noun
- /ˌmɪsˈfɔːrtʃən/
:
desgracia
- And we all know people who have lots of misfortune, misfortune that we ourselves would not want to have.
- a great misfortune
- bring misfortune
- cause misfortune
You will have to bear all the blame for such misfortunes.
- You will have to bear all the blame for such misfortunes.
- And Tolkien says that among these misfortunes we may reckon the depreciation of fantasy.
- Does your day go suddenly into misfortune?
- That this misfortune, this problem that I have is here for me to deal with
- I've had the misfortune, I've had the burden of tasting that drug.
- They will believe their misfortune is unlike anything that anyone has ever experienced.
- You create an enormous possibility for mischief and, and misfortune when it just becomes too easy to arrest people.
- Maybe the justice takes a form you didn't expect, and you may even grapple with having positive feelings about their misfortune.
- Anytime you have the fortune or misfortune of observing A Confederate battle flag, notice how many stars there are.
- It's not easy, but if you accept your misfortune and handle it right, your perceived failure can become a catalyst for profound reinvention.
- But they feel schadenfreude the most when they see someone experience a misfortune who's similar to themselves.
Examples
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The family's misfortune continued when their house was damaged in the storm, adding to their recent troubles.
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"We have put last spring's misfortune behind us and go on, as we must."
Fiction book (1992) -
That this misfortune, this problem that I have is here for me to deal with
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But she was young, and it was his misfortune to be old.
Fiction book (1995) -
So you set about this attempt to cycle all around the world and misfortune visits you in the United States.
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"Be prepared for a great misfortune..."
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Thailand also had the misfortune to face an economic crisis amid vital political change.
Academic text (1999) -
But enough about me and my misfortunes.
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For the head, friendship is but another word for an alliance with the misfortunes of others.
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It's not easy, but if you accept your misfortune and handle it right, your perceived failure can become a catalyst for profound reinvention.
Synonyms
166
1.0
Unlucky events that happen by chance
71
4.9
A difficult time when you face many problems
62
3.4
A small accident that causes trouble but not serious harm
15
6.9
An unlucky event that causes small harm or trouble
1
8.5
An unlucky event that causes problems
1
3.8
Bad things that happen to someone by chance
1
6.8
A time when someone has bad luck
A situation in which bad things keep happening to someone
Antonyms
How Bad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Misfortune has two parts: the first part mis- meaning 'bad' or 'wrong' and fortune meaning 'luck' or 'chance'. So misfortune simply means 'bad luck' or an unlucky event.