misfortune

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

mɪsˈfɔɹt͡ʃən

Definitions

Bad luck.
uncountable
Bad luck
An undesirable event such as an accident.
countable
An undesirable event such as an accident

Equivalents

Españoladversidad desgracia desventuragafe infortunio mala suerte

Françaismalchance malheur mésaventure

DeutschMissgeschick Pech SchlamasselUnfall Ungemach Unglück Unheil

47 more languages

العربيةبأس بلاء حدثدائرة سوء الحظّ شقوة مس مصيبة نحس نحوسة

Беларускаябяда гора няшча́сце

Българскималшанс неудача нещастие

Bosanskibala beda belajhavarija kijamet nesreća nevolja peh prokletinja smola беда белај гора горе кијамет невоља хаварија

Catalàdesgràcia infortuni mala sort

Češtinaneštěstí Pech smůla

Cymraeganap anffawd

Ελληνικάαναποδιά απευκταίο ατυχίαδυστυχία κακοτυχία

فارسیبدبختی

Suomiepäonni onnettomuus vastatuulivastoinkäyminen

Gaeilgeamaróid amarrán anachainmí-ádh tubaiste

Gàidhligmì-àdh mì-fhortan mì-fhreasdalmì-shealbh

Galegomal ocasión

עבריתאיד נחס קללה

हिन्दीअलक्ष्मी आपत्गर्दिशदुर्भाग्य धक्का फ़लाकत बला विपन्नता

Hrvatskibala beda belajhavarija kijamet nesreća nevolja peh prokletinja smola беда белај гора горе кијамет невоља хаварија

Magyarbalszerencse csapás szerencsétlenség

Bahasa Indonesiabala cialat ilatkemalangan kesialan ketidakberuntungan malapetaka musibah tulah

Italianodisgrazia malasorte

日本語不幸不祥不肖不運凶事厄喪数奇殃氛災い百年目禍轗非運

ქართულიმარცხი უბედურება ფათერაკი

한국어불운 불행 액운얼 화

Kurdîazar bala bêdanan

Latinaadversa calamitās clādēscruciatus diritas infelicitas īnfortūnium labes lues miseria vulnus

Lietuviųnelaimė

Latviešubēda bēdīgums nelaime

Te Reo Māoriaitua mate

Македонскинесреќа

മലയാളംഅനർത്ഥം നിർഭാഗ്യം

Nederlandsongeluk pech tegenslag

Polskicios licho niefartnieszczęście pech stycka

Portuguêsadversidade azar desgraçainfortúnio má sorte

Românăghinion nenorocire neșansăpățanie pățeală

Русскийбеда горе несчастьенеудача

Slovenščinanesréča smola

Shqipfatkeqësi

Српскиbala beda belajhavarija kijamet nesreća nevolja peh prokletinja smola беда белај гора горе кијамет невоља хаварија

Svenskamotgång ofärd olyckaotur

తెలుగుదురదృష్టము

ไทยกรรม

Tagalogkasawiang-palad

Türkçebahtsızlık talihsizlik

Українськабезголов'я біда горели́хо невда́ча неща́стя

اردونحوست

Tiếng Việtách vận hoa hoạn nạnnan oan gia

Examples

“The worst tour I have ⟳ ever had the misfortune to experience ⟳.”

“Cycling's complex etiquette contains an unwritten rule ⟳ that riders in contention for a race ⟳ win ⟳ should not be penalised for sheer misfortune.”

“It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.”

“She had to come ⟳ to terms with a number ⟳ of misfortunes.”

“The snowstorm, which was the cause of their misfortune, happened in the middle of January, corresponding to our July, and in the latitude of Durham!”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

Misfortunes misframing misfuck misfunction misgating Misgauge

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