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misfortunes

misfortunes is the plural of misfortune.

Meaning of misfortune

Noun

misfortune (countable and uncountable, plural misfortunes)

  1. (uncountable) Synonym of bad luck.
    • The worst tour I have ever had the misfortune to experience.
    Synonyms:
    bad luck
  2. (countable) An instance of bad luck, an undesirable event such as an accident.
    • (obsolete)
    Antonyms:
    fortuity

Phrases with misfortunes

Questions about misfortunes

What is misfortunes the plural of?
Misfortunes is the plural of misfortune.

Words near misfortunes in the dictionary

  1. misformulations
  2. misfortunate
  3. misfortunately
  4. misfortune
  5. misfortuned
  6. misfortunes
  7. misfortunes never come alone
  8. misfortunes never come singly
  9. misforward
  10. misforwarded
  11. misforwarding

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