Definitions for misfortune
mɪsˈfɔr tʃənmis·for·tune

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. misfortune, bad lucknoun

   unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

2. misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill lucknoun

   an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. misfortunenoun

   bad luck

2. misfortunenoun

   an undesirable event such as an accident

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Misfortunenoun

   Calamity; ill luck; want of good fortune.

   Etymology: mis and fortune.

   Fortune thus ’gan say, misery and misfortune is all one,
   And of misfortune, fortune hath only the gift. Philip Sidney.

   What world’s delight, or joy of living speech,
   Can heart so plung’d in sea of sorrows deep,
   And heaped with so huge misfortunes reach? Fa. Qu.

   Consider why the change was wrought,
   You’ll find it his misfortune, not his fault. Addison.

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1. misfortune

   Misfortune refers to an event or condition marked by bad luck, distress, suffering, or adverse circumstances that negatively affect one's life or well-being. It can describe personal distress over a loss, a serious disadvantage, or a damaging incident that has occurred. Misfortune often happens without one's expectation and control.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Misfortunenoun

   bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; mischance

2. Misfortuneverb

   to happen unluckily or unfortunately; to miscarry; to fail

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Misfortune

   Misfortune is an Italian fairy tale, from Palermo, collected by Italo Calvino in his Italian Folktales. Another telling of the tale appears under the title Unfortunate in A Book of Enchantments and Curses, by Ruth Manning-Sanders.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Misfortune

   mis-for′tūn, n. ill-fortune: an evil accident: calamity: (coll.) a euphemism for a lapse from virtue resulting in the birth of a natural child.—adj. Misfor′tuned. (Milt.), unfortunate.

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1. • Trouble

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How to pronounce misfortune?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

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   Indian

   Priya

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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How to say misfortune in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of misfortune in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of misfortune in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of misfortune in a Sentence

1. George Rutherford:

   New York had multiple, multiple, multiple introductions from Europe and also had the misfortune to have a superspreader at the beginning.

2. Charles R. Swindoll:

   The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.

3. Saskya Pandita:

   Much talking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune. The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, fly freely about.

4. Epictetus, Enchiridion:

   It is the action of an uninstructed person to reproach others for his own misfortune; of one entering instruction, to reproach himself; and one perfectly instructed, to reproach neither others nor himself.

5. Ambrose Bierce:

   Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=misfortune
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Misfortune
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=misfortune
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misfortune
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=misfortune
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=misfortune
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=misfortune