misfortune
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Is misfortune a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (uncountable) Bad luck.Examples: "The worst tour I have ever had the misfortune to experience."; "Cycling's complex etiquette contains an unwritten rule that riders in contention for a race win should not be penalised for sheer misfortune."; "It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training."Synonyms: mishap, misluck, mischance, adverseness, adversity, bad luck, hard luck, ill luckAntonyms: fortune, good fortune, good luck, luck, bad luckuncountable
2. (countable) An undesirable event such as an accident.Examples: "She had to come to terms with a number of misfortunes."; "The snowstorm, which was the cause of their misfortune, happened in the middle of January, corresponding to our July, and in the latitude of Durham!"Synonyms: adversity, mishapAntonyms: fortuitycountable
Definition source: Wiktionary