misfortune

Meaning

1. (uncountable) Bad luck.
2. (countable) An undesirable event such as an accident.

Opposite of

fortune, good fortune, good luck, luck, bad luck, fortuity

Synonyms

bad luck

calamity

disaster

adversity

trouble

accident

mishap

distress

evil

ill luck

hardship

misery

mischance

unhappiness

ill-luck

misadventure

unluckiness

danger

❗

unfortunate

woe

affliction

reverse

bad

👎

sorrow

hard luck

problem

haplessness

tragedy

failure

tough luck

setback

unfortunately

infelicity

catastrophe

destruction

casualty

sadness

ruin

hardships

sad

☹️

grief

unlucky

crash

fate

annoyance

worries

difficulty

harm

hard times

sin

Translations

malheur

Unglück

malchance

desgracia

disgrazia

sfortuna

Pech

Missgeschick

infortune

ongeluk

azar

Unfall

infortúnio

infortunio

mala suerte

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɪsˈfɔɹt͡ʃən/

Etymology

From mis- + fortune.