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misfortune

[mis-fawr-chuhn]

noun

  1. adverse fortune; bad luck.

  2. an instance of this; mischance; mishap.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,


misfortune

/ ɪˈɔːʃə /

noun

  1. evil fortune; bad luck

  2. an unfortunate or disastrous event; calamity

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of misfortune1

1400–50; late Middle English. See mis- 1, fortune
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If only, Dyer implies, Americans with the misfortune of paying for their own dental care could afford the rite of developing gum boils.

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She urged her daughter to stop blaming others for her misfortune as she "was the person that did the deed".

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When a community cannot explain misfortune, who suffers?

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Mel Brooks famously contextualized our perspective on misfortune when he said, “Tragedy is when I cut my finger, comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.”

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With England's Ollie Lawrence out through injury - one of the favourites for a midfield role in Australia - Jordan could benefit from another's misfortune once again.

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