noun
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evil fortune; bad luck
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an unfortunate or disastrous event; calamity
Related Words
See affliction.
Etymology
Origin of misfortune
Example Sentences
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They could make you feel like a criminal for your own misfortune, for things you couldn’t help, even just for being a child.
From Literature
Sarah Ferguson's image was once about her good-humoured ability to bounce back from misfortunes and embarrassment, but the latest Epstein emails appear to cast her in a different light.
From BBC
The argument goes on long enough, and with enough attendant pain, that a viewer will inevitably ask himself what role personal responsibility plays in all this collateral misfortune.
Fans with the misfortune of living elsewhere scrambled to look at flights before presales start this weekend.
"He is the author of his own misfortune," said Mark Haslam.
From BBC
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