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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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.
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When manager Arne Slot and Liverpool look back at this season, a crazy January afternoon when they drew 2-2 at Fulham will go a long way to summing up their misfortunes.
From BBC
"Anyone that's had the misfortune of making that journey with any frequency will know it's fraught with delays and accidents and road closures and extreme weather events," he says.
From BBC
To sum up their misfortune in a nutshell, Bradley was taken off at half-time after a knock for Isak.
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