misfortune

[US]/ˌmɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/
[UK]/ˌmɪsˈfɔːrtʃuːn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.adversity, disaster

Example Sentences

Misfortune lighted upon him.

The old woman repined at her misfortune.

sailors who had the misfortune to be wrecked on these coasts.

She had the misfortune to become gravely ill.

He had the misfortune to break his left arm.

She had the misfortune to break her leg.

an elastic clause in a contract), is quick to recover, as from illness or misfortune (

These misfortunes almost deprived him of his reason.

After their misfortunes the family slowly became prosperous.

Misfortunes have rained heavily upon the old man.

She told us a harrowing tale of misfortunes.

She moaned her misfortunes to anyone who would listen.

Despite his misfortunes, his faith and optimism remained intact.

some sixty-year-old man yammer taken to bring them misfortune and suffering.

The great belief is that even if the misfortuned able to call you muster the courage to live.

"He failed in business not because of misfortune, but because of his own error."

The losing gamester,in hopes of retrieving past misfortunes,goes on from bad to worse,till growing desperate,he pushes at everything and loses his all.

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