Hypertext Webster Gateway: "misfortune"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Misfortune \Mis*for"tune\, n.
Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster;
mishap; mischance.
Consider why the change was wrought, You 'll find his
misfortune, not his fault. --Addison.
Syn: Calamity; mishap; mischance; misadventure; ill; harm;
disaster. See {Calamity}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Misfortune \Mis*for"tune\, v. i.
To happen unluckily or unfortunately; to miscarry; to fail.
[Obs.] --Stow.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
misfortune
n 1: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble [syn: {bad luck}]
2: an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
[syn: {bad luck}, {tough luck}, {ill luck}] [ant: {good
fortune}, {good fortune}]
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