Misfortune
11misfortune — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ personal VERB + MISFORTUNE ▪ be dogged by (BrE), have, suffer ▪ The expedition was dogged by …
12misfortune — n. 1) to have, suffer (a) misfortune 2) the misfortune to + inf. (she had the misfortune to get there at the wrong moment) * * * [mɪs fɔːtʃ(ə)n] suffer (a) misfortune to have the misfortune to + inf. (she had the misfortune to get there at the… …
13misfortune */ — UK [mɪsˈfɔː(r)tʃ(ə)n] / US [mɪsˈfɔrtʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms misfortune : singular misfortune plural misfortunes a) [uncountable] bad luck The family was plagued by misfortune. have the misfortune to do something/of doing something: He s the most… …
14misfortune — mis•for•tune [[t]mɪsˈfɔr tʃən[/t]] n. 1) adverse fortune; bad luck 2) an instance of this • Etymology: 1400–50 syn: misfortune, adversity, affliction refer to an event or circumstance that is hard to bear and beyond one s control. misfortune is… …
15misfortune — mis|for|tune [ mıs fɔrtʃən ] noun * bad luck: The family was plagued by misfortune. have the misfortune to do something/of doing something: He s the most irritating man I ve ever had the misfortune to meet. a. count something harmful or… …
16misfortune — mis|for|tune [mısˈfo:tʃən US o:r ] n [U and C] very bad luck, or something that happens to you as a result of bad luck ▪ It seems the banks always profit from farmers misfortunes. have the misfortune to do/of doing sth ▪ The French soldiers had… …
17misfortune — [[t]mɪ̱sfɔ͟ː(r)tʃuːn[/t]] misfortunes N VAR A misfortune is something unpleasant or unlucky that happens to someone. She seemed to enjoy the misfortunes of others... He had his full share of misfortune …
18misfortune — noun (C, U) very bad luck, or something that happens to you as a result of bad luck: It seems the banks always profit from farmers misfortunes. | have the misfortune to do sth: The French soldiers had the misfortune to be caught in the crossfire …
19misfortune — obsolete an illegitimate child Literally, ill luck, which it was at one time for the mother and child: ... had had a misfortune in the shape of a bouncing boy. (Bartram, 1897) An illegitimate child might also be called a misbegot… …
20misfortune — Pō ino, pōpilikia. Also: awa (fig.); la a uli, make, Predict misfortune, ho oiloilo. ♦ Gloat over misfortunes of others, aikola, hō aikola, ākola …
