Meaning & use
misfortune
Bad luck in general, or a particular instance of bad luck.
See it in a sentence
Through sheer misfortune, they lost all their luggage on the first day.
Despite his recent misfortune, he remained cheerful and hopeful about the future.
A note on using this word
Misfortune can refer either to bad luck in general or to one specific unlucky event.
Words with a similar meaning
bad luckadversity
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
fortuneluck
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