misfortune

About 4.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Synonym of bad luck.

   The worst tour I have ever had the misfortune to experience.

2. noun An instance of bad luck, an undesirable event such as an accident.

   She had to come to terms with a number of misfortunes.

Similar words

ill luck bad luck mishap misadventure disgrace adversity unhappiness evil doom despair

Often followed by

to of and that is in was for which

Word family

misfortunes