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Misfortune

//mɪsˈfɔɹt͡ʃən// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Bad luck. uncountable

    "The worst tour I have ever had the misfortune to experience."

  2. 2
    unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event wordnet
  3. 3
    An undesirable event such as an accident. countable

    "She had to come to terms with a number of misfortunes."

  4. 4
    an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes wordnet

Etymology

From mis- + fortune.

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