infortune

American  

[in-fawr-chuhn] / ɪnˈfɔr tʃən /

noun

1. Astrology. a planet or aspect of evil influence, especially Saturn or Mars.

2. Obsolete. misfortune.

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Etymology

Origin of infortune

1325–75; Middle English ( in- ³, fortune ), translation of Latin infortūnium

Example Sentences

"For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this, A man that hath been in prosperite And it remember, whan it passed is!"

From Portia or By Passions Rocked by Duchess

For of fortunes sharpe adversite, The worst kind of infortune is this,— A man that hath been in prosperite, And it remember whan it passed is.

From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by Bartlett, John

Tho wiste Uluxes what it mente, And tok him in hise Armes softe, And al bledende he kest him ofte, And seide, "Sone, whil I live, This infortune I thee foryive."

From Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins by Macaulay, G. C. (George Campbell)

For of fortune's sharp adversitie The worst kind of infortune is this: A man that hath been in prosperitie, And it remember when it passed is.

From The Red Acorn by McElroy, John

Compare— "For of fortunes sharp adversitee The worst kinde of infortune is this, A man to have ben in prosperitee, And it remembren whan it passéd is."

From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley