misfortune

substantivocorrente nos diálogos

Reino Unido//mɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn//
Estados Unidos//mɪsˈfɔɹt͡ʃən//

Synonym of bad luck.

substantivo

1
Synonym of bad luck.
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.
2
An instance of bad luck, an undesirable event such as an accident.
(obsolete)
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!

Etimologia

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English fortune English misfortune From mis- + fortune.

Formas

plural: misfortunes

miserable · In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.misery · Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind;…Misery · Derogatory name for Missouri: a state of the United States.

misfortune · Synonym of bad luck.

misguided · Of a person: lacking proper guidance; misled or mistaken in…Misha · A male given name from Russian, Ukrainian.mishap · An accident, mistake, or problem.

As páginas vizinhas — A ordem alfabética segue as regras da língua, não o valor dos bytes: um acento só desempata entre duas palavras de resto idênticas, e o espanhol trata o Ñ como uma letra à parte.