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misfortune

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mis⋅for⋅tune

  [mis-fawr-chuhn]
–noun
1. adverse fortune; bad luck.
2. an instance of this; mischance; mishap.
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Origin:
1400–50; late ME. See mis- 1 , fortune

Synonyms:
2. accident; disaster, calamity, catastrophe; reverse; blow. See affliction.
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mis·for·tune   (mĭs-fôr'chən)   
n.  

    1. Bad fortune or ill luck.

    2. The condition resulting from bad fortune or ill luck: wanted to help those in misfortune.

  2. A distressing occurrence: "Misfortunes are too apt to wear out Friendship" (Charlotte Charke).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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