Misfortune Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of MISFORTUNE is an event or conjunction of events that causes an unfortunate or distressing result : bad luck. How to use misfortune in a ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut misfortune noun SaveWord mis·​for·​tune |\ˌmis-ˈfȯr-chən \ Definitionofmisfortune 1a :aneventorconjunctionofeventsthatcausesanunfortunateordistressingresult:badluck bymisfortunehefellintobadcompanyhadthemisfortunetobreakhisleg b :anunhappysituation alwaysreadytohelppeopleinmisfortune 2 :adistressingorunfortunateincidentorevent misfortunesnevercomesingly Synonyms&Antonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutmisfortune Synonyms&Antonymsformisfortune Synonyms adversity, ill, knock, misadventure, mischance, mishap, tragedy Antonyms fortune, luck, serendipity VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymformisfortune misfortune,mischance,adversity,mishapmeanadversefortuneoraninstanceofthis.misfortunemayapplytoeithertheincidentorconjunctionofeventsthatisthecauseofanunhappychangeoffortuneortotheensuingstateofdistress. neverlosthopeeveninthedepthsofmisfortune mischanceappliesespeciallytoasituationinvolvingnomorethanslightinconvenienceorminorannoyance. tookthewrongroadbymischance adversityappliestoastateofgraveorpersistentmisfortune. hadneverexperiencedgreatadversity mishapappliestoanoftentrivialinstanceofbadluck. theusualmishapsofafamilyvacation ExamplesofmisfortuneinaSentence avictimofeconomicmisfortune Sheenduredhermisfortunewithoutcomplaint. Itwasmymisfortunetobechosenfirst. Herinjurywasagreatmisfortune. Heblamedtheparty'smisfortunesonpoorleadership. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Butthosewhohavethemisfortunetoloseitquicklychangetheirminds. — ScottSayare,Harper'sMagazine,23Nov.2021 Lifewasforgedinthefurnaceofadversity,establishingitselfbyartfullyrequisitioningandrepurposingthesilverliningofmisfortune. — WashingtonPost,10Dec.2021 The2021season,though,hasalsobroughtaseeminglynever-endingseriesofmisfortuneforOchoa. — TheoMackie,TheArizonaRepublic,6Nov.2021 HundredsofHaitians—whoaren’teasilyshockedamidsomuchoftheircountry’smisfortune—lookedonfromrooftopsindisbeliefatthelossofsomuchlife. — Pierre-richardLuxamaAndEvensSanon,AnchorageDailyNews,14Dec.2021 TheBullsarefullyvaccinated,accordingtoteamofficials,butexpertssaytheirmisfortunewiththeviruscarrieslessons,bothcautionaryandpromising,fortherestofus. — JuliaPoe,chicagotribune.com,11Dec.2021 Theirmisfortunemightobligeus,finally,toacknowledgetheseriousnessofsmell. — ScottSayare,Harper'sMagazine,23Nov.2021 FromthissomecouldconcludethatTowlesismakingabiggerpointaboutpeoplebeingtheauthorsoftheirmisfortunebywaitingforgoodthingstohappenasopposedtodoing. — JohnTamny,Forbes,13Oct.2021 WashisgoodluckmerelytheothersideofHillary’smisfortune? — WinMccormack,TheNewRepublic,11Feb.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'misfortune.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofmisfortune 15thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a LearnMoreAboutmisfortune Sharemisfortune PosttheDefinitionofmisfortunetoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofmisfortuneonTwitter TimeTravelerformisfortune Thefirstknownuseofmisfortunewas inthe15thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearmisfortune misfortunate misfortune misfortuned SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsformisfortune LastUpdated 2Jan2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Misfortune.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misfortune.Accessed10Jan.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsformisfortune misfortune noun EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofmisfortune :badluck :anunluckyconditionorevent SeethefulldefinitionformisfortuneintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary misfortune noun mis·​for·​tune |\mis-ˈfȯr-chən \ KidsDefinitionofmisfortune 1 :badluck 2 :anunfortunatesituationorevent MorefromMerriam-Websteronmisfortune Nglish:TranslationofmisfortuneforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofmisfortuneforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY affable SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary NamethatThing:FlowerEdition Namethatflower hyacinth amaryllis chrysanthemum hydrangea Testyourvocabularywithour10-questionquiz! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! 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