misfortune
noun /ˌmɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/
/ˌmɪsˈfɔːrtʃən/
- [uncountable] bad luck
- He has known great misfortune in his life.
- We had the misfortune to run into a violent storm.
Extra Examples- I had the misfortune to share a room with someone who snored loudly.
- Misfortune struck before they had even left port.
- The expedition was dogged by misfortune.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- personal
- be dogged by
- have
- suffer
- …
- befall somebody
- strike
- be somebody’s misfortune
- [countable] an accident, condition or event caused by bad luck synonym blow, disaster
- She bore her misfortunes bravely.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- personal
- be dogged by
- have
- suffer
- …
- befall somebody
- strike
- be somebody’s misfortune