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The meaning of MISFORTUNE is an event or conjunction of events that causes an unfortunate or distressing result : bad luck. How to use misfortune in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Misfortune.
Synonyms for MISFORTUNE: tragedy, hardship, misery, mishap, disaster, ill, trouble, adversity; Antonyms of MISFORTUNE: luck, fortune, opportunity, chance, stroke, success, strike, hit.
C1. bad luck, or an unlucky event: [ + to infinitive ] That was the worst film I've ever had the misfortune to see. She suffered a good deal of misfortune over the years. It's unfair to take advantage of other people's misfortunes. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. an accident.
C1. bad luck, or an unlucky event: [ + to infinitive ] That was the worst movie I've ever had the misfortune to see. She suffered a good deal of misfortune over the years. It's unfair to take advantage of other people's misfortunes. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. an accident.
noun. adverse fortune; bad luck. an instance of this; mischance; mishap. Synonyms: blow, reverse, catastrophe, calamity, disaster, accident. misfortune. / mɪsˈfɔːtʃən / noun. evil fortune; bad luck. an unfortunate or disastrous event; calamity. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of misfortune 1. 1400–50; late Middle English.
Misfortune means bad luck or the state of having bad luck. Break misfortune into its parts and you get mis-meaning bad and fortune meaning chance or luck. Sometimes it can feel like misfortune follows you. Picture it as a gloomy psychic named "Miss Fortune" who can only see the bad things in your future.
Definition of misfortune noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
