Bad luck
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An undesirable turn of events (such as an accident); misfortune. uncountable
"McCarthy will point to their bad luck but the statistics now show that Wolves have lost four league matches and have claimed one point from a possible 15 - so it may prove to be another difficult season for the Midlands side."
- 2 unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event wordnet
- 3 an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate wordnet
- 4 an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes wordnet
Example
More examples"McCarthy will point to their bad luck but the statistics now show that Wolves have lost four league matches and have claimed one point from a possible 15 - so it may prove to be another difficult season for the Midlands side."