as in tragedy
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 misfortune
As the sun rose, the vermilion paint that decorates most Shinto shrines to ward off evil and misfortune began to shine dazzlingly.
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Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
As for the cricket, the product had the misfortune to follow the epic Lord Mayor’s Show that was the England and India Test series.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
But while the Miami Marlins outfielder’s misfortune was the Red Sox’s gain, Myers wound up redeeming himself in a big way.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
The misfortune with injuries that hit the club for most of last season has continued into this summer.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
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Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
As for the cricket, the product had the misfortune to follow the epic Lord Mayor’s Show that was the England and India Test series.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
But while the Miami Marlins outfielder’s misfortune was the Red Sox’s gain, Myers wound up redeeming himself in a big way.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
The misfortune with injuries that hit the club for most of last season has continued into this summer.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfortune
Noun
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Watts said the child welfare agency also will maintain collaboration with public health officials, law enforcement and treatment providers to prevent tragedies connected to fentanyl and other drugs.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Here is the emphasis on the hardscrabble beginnings and obstacles to be overcome, here is the recognition of a truly raw but once-in-a-lifetime talent that converts the nonbelivers, here are the early wins and the training montages and the tragedies and the comebacks.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Recent aid cuts have deepened hardships for families.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Landslide in western Sudan kills at least 1,000 A landslide in western Sudan killed at least 1,000 people, intensifying hardship in a country besieged by years of civil war.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Befriended by the aged proprietor of a now defunct Greek coast restaurant, the hen becomes an unwitting witness of human misery – greed, migrant trafficking, revenge upon revenge.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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Task begins by setting up the parallels between Tom and Robbie, two flawed men trying to keep their heads above the water of their own miseries, cutting back and forth between their routines to emphasize their similar ideologies and spontaneities.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Misfortune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfortune. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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