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misfortune

[ mis-fawr-chuhn ]

noun

  1. adverse fortune; bad luck.
  2. an instance of this; mischance; mishap.

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misfortune

/ ³¾Éª²õˈ´Úɔ˳Ùʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. evil fortune; bad luck
  2. an unfortunate or disastrous event; calamity
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of misfortune1

1400–50; late Middle English. See mis- 1, fortune
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But this week's events have revealed that the RN is enthusiastically committed to the distinctly Trump-ian and populist strategy of blaming its misfortunes on a "swamp" of unelected officials.

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The ones who make the claims without any proof believe that those they accuse are responsible for either a death of a family member, sickness or misfortune.

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Some argue that Thames should be allowed to go bust and have the government take over the company due to it being the architect of its own misfortune.

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But misfortune followed Neymar to Saudi, with a serious knee injury while playing for Brazil sidelining him for much of his stint in the emerging league.

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Firefighters who were already battling the Palisades fire stayed there, raising questions about how much Altadena suffered from the misfortune of being the second catastrophic blaze to break out that day.

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