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Meaning of misfortune | Babel Free

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

العربية بأس بلاء حدث دائرة سوء الحظّ شقوة مس مصيبة نحس نحوسة

Беларуская бяда гора няшча́сце

Български малшанс неудача нещастие

Bosanski bala beda belaj havarija kijamet nesreća nevolja peh prokletinja smola беда белај гора горе кијамет невоља хаварија

Català desgràcia infortuni mala sort

Čeština neštěstí Pech smůla

Cymraeg anap anffawd

Dansk ulykke

Deutsch Missgeschick Pech Schlamassel Unfall Ungemach Unglück Unheil

Ελληνικά αναποδιά απευκταίο ατυχία δυστυχία κακοτυχία

Español adversidad desgracia desventura gafe infortunio mala suerte

Eesti ebaõnn

فارسی بدبختی

Suomi epäonni onnettomuus vastatuuli vastoinkäyminen

Français malchance malheur mésaventure

Gaeilge amaróid amarrán anachain mí-ádh tubaiste

Gàidhlig mì-àdh mì-fhortan mì-fhreasdal mì-shealbh

Galego mal ocasión

עברית איד נחס קללה

हिन्दी अलक्ष्मी आपत् गर्दिश दुर्भाग्य धक्का फ़लाकत बला विपन्नता

Hrvatski bala beda belaj havarija kijamet nesreća nevolja peh prokletinja smola беда белај гора горе кијамет невоља хаварија

Magyar balszerencse csapás szerencsétlenség

Bahasa Indonesia bala cialat ilat kemalangan kesialan ketidakberuntungan malapetaka musibah tulah

Italiano disgrazia 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

ქართული მარცხი უბედურება ფათერაკი

한국어 불운 불행 액운 얼 화

Kurdî azar bala bala bêda bêda nan nan

Latina adversa calamitās clādēs cruciatus diritas infelicitas īnfortūnium labes lues miseria vulnus

Lietuvių nelaimė

Latviešu bēda bēdīgums nelaime

Te Reo Māori aitua mate

Македонски несреќа

മലയാളം അനർത്ഥം നിർഭാഗ്യം

Nederlands ongeluk pech tegenslag

Polski cios licho niefart nieszczęście pech stycka

Português adversidade azar desgraça infortúnio má sorte

Română ghinion nenorocire neșansă pățanie pățeală

Русский беда горе несчастье неудача

Slovenščina nesréča smola

Shqip fatkeqësi

Српски bala beda belaj havarija kijamet nesreća nevolja peh prokletinja smola беда белај гора горе кијамет невоља хаварија

Svenska motgång ofärd olycka otur

తెలుగు దురదృష్టము

ไทย กรรม

Tagalog kasawiang-palad

Türkçe bahtsızlık talihsizlik

Українська безголов'я біда горе ли́хо невда́ча неща́стя

اردو نحوست

Tiếng Việt ách vận hoa hoạn nạn nan 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!”

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