Years of resistance to misfortune ended when the settlers' village was overcome by the savages and their hopes and lives came to the bitter end.
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Misfortune
/mɪsˈfɔɹt͡ʃən/
Synonyms for "misfortune" (90 found)
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14 entriescalamitycatastrophedisabilitydisasterfatal accidentfinancial lossillnessinsurance claimloss eventmishappovertysetbacktragic turnunemployment
Collocations
6 entrieseconomic misfortunegreat misfortunehistoric misfortunepersonal misfortunetragic misfortuneunforeseen misfortune
Inflections
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1 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesgood fortune
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
I hear he met with some kind of misfortune while he was in Europe.
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The misfortune deprived her of her reason.
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The orphan wept with grief over his misfortune.
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