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misfortunes

[mis-fawr-chuhn] Origin

mis·for·tune

[mis-fawr-chuhn]
noun
1.
adverse fortune; bad luck.
2.
an instance of this; mischance; mishap.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English. See mis-1, fortune


2. accident; disaster, calamity, catastrophe; reverse; blow. See affliction.

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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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misfortune
c.1500, from mis- (1) + fortune. Related: Misfortunate.
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