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Word:
misfortune
IPA transcription: [mɪsf'ɔɹtʃən]
Pronunciations of misfortune
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noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
misfortune, bad_luck
Meaning:
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
Synonyms:
misfortune, bad_luck, tough_luck, ill_luck
Meaning:
an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
Usage examples
If so, that is their misfortune.
How does this misfortune affect you?
"That is my misfortune, rather than my fault."
'I have had a sore misfortune in going from you.
"Would misfortune make my Russians lose heart?...
It's their misfortune not their fault, poor souls.
Now, it happened that misfortune came upon the merchant.
"Oh, mother," he exclaimed, "such a misfortune has happened!"
My whole manner of thinking of our late misfortune was changed.
So that his greatest misfortune turned out, after all, to be his greatest good.
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