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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Accidents and misfortunes, especially being captured in wartime, could lead to enslavement.
Practical advice from one Charles Dickens in “Sketches by Boz”: “Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”
“Soil for a Ukrainian is very important because it is blessed with their blood and sweat,” Vitaly Skalsky, a Ukrainian historian, said in an interview, saying villages had a propensity to spring back from misfortune.
From New York Times
Describing her shows as a "monologue interrupted by strangers" and herself as blessed with "the ability to laugh at the misfortune of others", Edna would warmly skewer celebrities and audience members alike.
From Reuters
There is plenty of chaos and misfortune to come during these playoffs.
From Washington Post
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