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Definition of Misfortune
1. Noun. Unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event.
Generic synonyms: Trouble
Specialized synonyms: Pity, Shame, Misadventure, Mischance, Mishap, Calamity, Cataclysm, Catastrophe, Disaster, Tragedy, Adversity, Hardship, Knock
2. Noun. An unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes.
Generic synonyms: Circumstances, Destiny, Fate, Fortune, Lot, Luck, Portion
Specialized synonyms: Weakness, Adversity, Hard Knocks, Hardship, Gutter, Sewer, Toilet, Hard Cheese
Antonyms: Good Luck, Good Fortune
Definition of Misfortune
1. n. Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; mischance.
2. v. i. To happen unluckily or unfortunately; to miscarry; to fail.
Definition of Misfortune
1. Noun. bad luck ¹
2. Noun. an undesirable event such as an accident ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misfortune
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misfortune
Literary usage of Misfortune
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1913)
""(5) The circuit judge erred in practically holding Mrs. Margaret S. Thomas accountable
for the negligence or misfortune of her cotenants in not collecting ..."
2. The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (1903)
"CHAPTER II Family misfortune—The loss of fortune only serves to increase the
pride of the worthy. THE temporal concerns of our family were chiefly committed ..."
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