misfortune
/mɪsˈfɔɹt͡ʃən/ noun B2- Synonym of bad luck. · The worst tour I have ever had the misfortune to experience.
- An instance of bad luck, an undesirable event such as an accident. · (obsolete)· She had to come to terms with a number of misfortunes.
Plural misfortunes
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“The disagreement subsisting between yourself and my late honoured father always gave me much uneasiness; and, since I have had the misfortune to lose him, I have frequently wished to heal the breach: but, for some time, I was kept back by my own doubts, fearing lest it might seem disrespectful to his memory for me to be on good terms with anyone with whom it had always pleased him to be at variance.
_That_ would be the greatest misfortune of all!
“Who that knows what his misfortunes have been can help feeling an interest in him?”
“His misfortunes!” repeated Darcy, contemptuously,--“yes, his misfortunes have been great indeed.”
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