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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mis·for·tune DATE 15th century 1. a. an event or conjunction of events that causes an unfortunate or distressing result : bad luck by misfortune he fell into bad company had the misfortune to break his leg b. an unhappy situation always ready to help people in misfortune 2. a distressing or unfortunate incident or event misfortunes never come singly Synonyms. misfortune , mischance , adversity , mishap mean adverse fortune or an instance of this. misfortune may apply to either the incident or conjunction of events that is the cause of an unhappy change of fortune or to the ensuing state of distress never lost hope even in the depths of misfortune mischance applies especially to a situation involving no more than slight inconvenience or minor annoyance took the wrong road by mischance adversity applies to a state of grave or persistent misfortune had never experienced great adversity mishap applies to an often trivial instance of bad luck the usual mishaps of a family vacation English Etymology misfortune c.1500, from mis- (1) + fortune. Related: Misfortunate. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 misfortune mis·for·tune / 7mis5fC:tFu:n; NAmE -5fC:rtF- / noun1. [U] bad luck 厄运；不幸: He has known great misfortune in his life. 他一生中经历过巨大的不幸。 We had the misfortune to run into a violent storm. 我们不幸遭遇了猛烈的暴风雨。 2. [C] an unfortunate accident, condition or event 不幸的事故(或情况、事件): She bore her misfortunes bravely. 她勇敢地承受不幸的遭遇。 SYN blow , disaster
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English misfortune noun ADJ. great | sheer VERB + MISFORTUNE be dogged by, have, suffer The expedition was dogged by misfortune. I had the misfortune to share a room with someone who snored loudly. MISFORTUNE + VERB befall sb, strike Misfortune struck before they had even left the harbour. PHRASES be sb's misfortune He is the rudest man it has ever been my misfortune to meet. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun adverse fortune or an instance of this FF1C;her hopes and dreams soon ended in misfortuneFF1E; FF1C;unable to grasp why he had been struck by such a misfortuneFF1E; Synonyms: adversity, contretemps, ||dole, mischance, mishap, tragedy, ||unluck Related Words: calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster; accident, casualty; affliction, cross, trial, tribulation, visitation Contrasted Words: break, chance, luck, opportunity Antonyms: fortune Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mis·fortune \“+\ noun Etymology: mis- (I) + fortune 1. a. : bad fortune : adversity < it seemed to him that the tie between husband and wife, even if breakable in prosperity, should be indissoluble in misfortune — Edith Wharton > b. : an instance of bad luck : mishap < had the misfortune to break his leg during his first season in the major leagues > < has the misfortune to be situated between two opposing powers > < misfortunes never come singly > 2. dialect : the bearing of an illegitimate child; also : an illegitimate child |
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