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
Trump and Xi are visiting misfortune upon the downtrodden, expect all of their policies to be defended by vocal loyalists, and play fast and loose with economic data.
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Vincent Ni, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
The party’s misfortunes appear even greater in the context of its landslide victory in July last year, which delivered it a sizable majority in parliament.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
The Mets aren't afraid to open their wallet for a chance to win, and with their pitching misfortunes lately, might go above and beyond to bring Valdez to the Big Apple.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The Yankees should not be in this position, sweating the unpredictability of a three-game wild-card series, but their misfortune during the summer brought them here.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Vincent Ni, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
The party’s misfortunes appear even greater in the context of its landslide victory in July last year, which delivered it a sizable majority in parliament.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
The Mets aren't afraid to open their wallet for a chance to win, and with their pitching misfortunes lately, might go above and beyond to bring Valdez to the Big Apple.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
The Yankees should not be in this position, sweating the unpredictability of a three-game wild-card series, but their misfortune during the summer brought them here.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfortune
Noun
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Flags typically fly at half-staff after national tragedies or deaths of government officials, military members or other first responders.—
Ridah Syed,
jsonline.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The gulf between who Nelson really might be and how an aggregate of cultures—Colombian, American, capitalist, masculine—has molded him is the source of the play’s tragedy.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Another hardship would soon come his way as Baldwin began to write openly about same-sex love.—
Megan Marshall
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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The change eliminated the former requirement that borrowers prove a partial financial hardship to qualify for IBR.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By the time the misery was over, Skubal walked toward the dugout, took a hard seat on the bench and clasped his hands.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Far from signaling misery, crying can be a source of pleasure, as when people pay good money to read a tearjerker or watch a three-hankie movie.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Misfortune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfortune. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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