Misfortune vs Unfortunate - What's the difference? | WikiDiff

is that misfortune is (uncountable) bad luck while unfortunate is an unlucky person. As a adjective unfortunate is. not favored by fortune. Other Comparisons: ... What'sthedifferencebetweenand  MisfortunevsUnfortunate-What'sthedifference? misfortune|unfortunate| Asnounsthedifferencebetweenmisfortuneandunfortunateisthatmisfortuneis(uncountable)badluckwhileunfortunateisanunluckyperson.Asaadjectiveunfortunateisnotfavoredbyfortune. OtherComparisons:What'sthedifference? UnfortunatevsMisfortunedMisfortunevsUnfortunateness misfortuneEnglish Noun (uncountable)badluck *2012,July15.RichardWilliamsinGuardianUnlimited,TourdeFrance2012:CarpettackscannotforceBradleyWigginsofftrack Cycling'scomplexetiquettecontainsanunwrittenrulethatridersincontentionforaracewinshouldnotbepenalisedforsheermisfortune. TheworsttourIhaveeverhadthemisfortunetoexperience. Itwasmyfortune,ormisfortune,tobecalledtotheofficeofChiefExecutivewithoutanypreviouspoliticaltraining.-UlyssesS.Grant (countable)anundesirableeventsuchasanaccident *1839,CharlesRobertDarwin,TheVoyageoftheBeagle.,ChapterX Thesnowstorm,whichwasthecauseoftheirmisfortune,happenedinthemiddleofJanuary,correspondingtoourJuly,andinthelatitudeofDurham! Shehadtocometotermswithanumberofmisfortunes. Relatedterms *misfortunate unfortunateEnglish Adjective (enadjective) notfavoredbyfortune markedoraccompaniedbyorresultinginmisfortune Synonyms *(notfavoredbyfortune)unsuccessful *(accompaniedbyorresultinginmisfortune)unlucky Antonyms *(notfavoredbyfortune)fortunate *(accompaniedbyorresultinginmisfortune)fortunate,lucky Seealso *deplorable *regrettable *infelicitous *unsuitable Noun (ennoun) Anunluckyperson.