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Noun
1. Misfortune — bad luck; misluck; misfortune
misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, adversity, visitation, calamity, mishap, mischance, unluck rare
Definitions
- n. 1
Bad luck; misluck; misfortune.
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- ill-luck
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Calamity and disaster are used of sudden and severe misfortunes, often overwhelming; ill fortune and ill luck, of lighter troubles and failures.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- misfortune What greater misfortune is there than to go blind?
- adversity We stand firm in the face of adversity, unwavering.
By length
- 6 letters
- mishap2, unluck
- 8 letters
- calamity4
- 9 letters
- adversity4, mischance
- 10 letters
- misfortune3, visitation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mishap2 = 2 syllables).