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[ noun ] unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
Synonyms Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)Hindemith 's joust with Weber tunes was a considerably more serious misfortune , for it demands translucent textures , buoyant rhythms , and astringent wit . (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)The persistent horror of having a malformed child has , I believe , been reduced , not because we have gained any control over this misfortune , but precisely because we have learned that we have so little control over it . (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)His religious_beliefs provide him with plausible explanations for many conditions which cause him great concern , and his religious faith makes possible fortitude , equanimity , and consolation , enabling him to endure colossal misfortune , fear , frustration , uncertainty , suffering , evil , and danger . |
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[ noun ] an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
Synonyms Used in print (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)Almost nothing is said of Charles ' spectacular victories , the central theme being the heroic loyalty of the Swedish people to their idolized king in misfortune and defeat . (Vina Delmar, The Big Family....)He expected nothing for himself but that which naturally follows those marked for misfortune . (Edward Streeter, The Chairman of the Bored....)Perhaps it was his misfortune , or good_fortune , whichever way one looked_at it , to belong_to the former group , and he was struggling unconsciously to build_up pressure in a world which demanded none , which was positively antagonistic to_it . Related terms good_fortune good_fortune fortune adversity gutter hard_cheese weakness |
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