'Misfortune' definitions:
Definition of 'misfortune'
(from WordNet)
noun
Unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event [syn: misfortune, bad luck]
noun
An unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes [syn: misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill luck] [ant: good fortune, good luck, luckiness]
Definition of 'Misfortune'
From: GCIDE
- Misfortune \Mis*for"tune\, n. Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; mischance. [1913 Webster]
- Consider why the change was wrought, You 'll find his misfortune, not his fault. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Calamity; mishap; mischance; misadventure; ill; harm; disaster. See Calamity. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Misfortune'
From: GCIDE
- Misfortune \Mis*for"tune\, v. i. To happen unluckily or unfortunately; to miscarry; to fail. [Obs.] --Stow. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'misfortune'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accident,
- adversity,
- bad luck,
- bad news,
- blow,
- calamity,
- casualty,
- cataclysm,
- catastrophe,
- collision,
- contretemps,
- crack-up,
- crash,
- cross,
- disaster,
- dole,
- grief,
- hard luck,
- ill fortune,
- ill hap,
- ill luck,
- infelicity,
- loss,
- misadventure,
- mischance,
- mishap,
- nasty blow,
- pileup,
- reverse,
- shipwreck,
- shock,
- smash,
- smashup,
- staggering blow,
- tragedy,
- trial,
- tribulation,
- visitation,
- wreck