as in tragedy
bad luck or an example of this
through sheer misfortune our car got a flat tire and we were late for the ceremony our misfortunes of the last year included the loss of a beloved pet
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Recent Examples of misfortune
To misquote Oscar Wilde, to be rescued once is a misfortune; to be rescued twice looks like carelessness.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
City’s injury woes are part misfortune and part miscalculation.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Animals with black fur are adopted less often as people associate the color with bad luck and misfortune, according to an article from Dogster.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
As Snow White continues to face controversy and underwhelming box office numbers, Bill Maher is poking fun at the movie’s latest misfortune.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
City’s injury woes are part misfortune and part miscalculation.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Animals with black fur are adopted less often as people associate the color with bad luck and misfortune, according to an article from Dogster.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
As Snow White continues to face controversy and underwhelming box office numbers, Bill Maher is poking fun at the movie’s latest misfortune.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfortune
Noun
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Few legacies in American motorsports carry the same weight, and even fewer families are as synonymous with both triumph and tragedy.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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More crucially, comedy and tragedy are allowed to coexist as parallel realities.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The Tower is not always an omen of hardship and struggle.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 June 2025
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Vidal Banuelos said the restaurant never recovered from the financial hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
Denver Post,
28 May 2025
Noun
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The Best Clothing Box Photograph: Stitch Fix Stitch Fix Kids Clothes Box $16 Stitch Fix As my kids have gotten older, shopping for their clothes has become a misery.—
Adrienne So,
Wired News,
17 May 2025
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The value of the Syrian currency plummeted during the civil war years, adding to the misery.—
Raja Abdulrahim,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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“Misfortune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfortune. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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