Entry Word: misfortune

Function: noun

Meaning: bad luck or an example of this <through sheer misfortune our car got a flat tire and we were late> <our misfortunes of the last year included the loss of a beloved pet>

Synonyms adversity, knock, misadventure, mischance, mishap

Related Words calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster; tragedy; affliction, hardship, trial, tribulation; distress, misery, suffering, unhappiness; defeat, failure, fizzle, nonsuccess; curse, sorrow, trouble; accident, casualty; disappointment, letdown, setback; circumstance, destiny, doom, fate, lot, portion

Near Antonyms break, chance, fluke, godsend, hit, opportunity, stroke, windfall; accomplishment, achievement, success

Antonyms fortune, luck