as in tragedies
bad luck or an example of this
through sheer misfortune our car got a flat tire and we were late for the ceremony our misfortunes of the last year included the loss of a beloved pet
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Recent Examples of misfortunes
Jessie blames technology for toy misfortunes, getting angry at all forms of technology, even those already discarded.
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Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Repairing Furniture There are few misfortunes greater than scratching a new piece of dark wood furniture.
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Joey Skladany,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
Farmers markets — that humble and charming throwback to a bygone era — are also struggling with higher fuel prices, after weathering the economic calamities of the pandemic and other misfortunes.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
The Philadelphia singer-songwriter seeks out the mystical potential of quotidian misfortunes in a set of psychedelic-of-center bedroom pop songs.
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Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2026
But a staggering series of misfortunes – an arsonist destroyed her rental house; the private equity firm that owned the house still demanded two months’ rent and kept her security deposit; she was diagnosed with ovarian and breast cancer – forced her into tenuous housing situations.
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John Blake,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
Their eyelike motifs have been associated with the evil eye that could curse performances and bring misfortunes.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
How does falling victim to one of the most notoriously unlikely of all misfortunes reorient your sense of chance, of fate?
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Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
This is but the first in a series of escalating misfortunes.
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Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Repairing Furniture There are few misfortunes greater than scratching a new piece of dark wood furniture.
—
Joey Skladany,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
Farmers markets — that humble and charming throwback to a bygone era — are also struggling with higher fuel prices, after weathering the economic calamities of the pandemic and other misfortunes.
—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
The Philadelphia singer-songwriter seeks out the mystical potential of quotidian misfortunes in a set of psychedelic-of-center bedroom pop songs.
—
Lily Goldberg,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2026
But a staggering series of misfortunes – an arsonist destroyed her rental house; the private equity firm that owned the house still demanded two months’ rent and kept her security deposit; she was diagnosed with ovarian and breast cancer – forced her into tenuous housing situations.
—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
22 Mar. 2026
Their eyelike motifs have been associated with the evil eye that could curse performances and bring misfortunes.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 Mar. 2026
How does falling victim to one of the most notoriously unlikely of all misfortunes reorient your sense of chance, of fate?
—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
This is but the first in a series of escalating misfortunes.
—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfortunes
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Beyond the solidarity such tragedies inspire and the accompanying political rhetoric, Rodríguez has little room to turn away any government willing to lend a hand during this crisis.
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Recent incidents across North Texas show just how quickly these tragedies unfold and why having a plan matters.
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So as opposed to, say, inspiring American leaders of all kinds, like a real explanation of the character of Harriet Tubman or of Chief Joseph or Americans struggled against real hardships.
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The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.
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His character ultimately falls in love with Maggie Sullivan (Morgan Kohan) but Season 4 brought major troubles for the pair after Maggie's ex-husband (Marcus Rosner) shows up and attempts to work his way back into her life.
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Lam, who previously worked at Causeway Bay Books in Hong Kong, moved to Taipei in 2019 over fears of legal troubles and reopened the bookstore under the same name in the Taiwanese capital in 2020.
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If all goes according to plan Thursday, the worst mishaps will just be Charmin caroming off onlookers.
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Now, the Malice star is revealing new details about the nuptials, including a couple of humorous mishaps that added to the unforgettable memories of the day.
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Ocean Vashti Jude — A writer and director focused on dramas about rowdy characters, people on the downside of advantage, and the misadventures of having to work at life, Ocean is expanding into television directing.
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While many of the fictional locations resist definitive identification, a general consensus has been reached on the probable real-world geography of Odysseus’s many misadventures.
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“Misfortunes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfortunes. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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