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misfortune meaning in Sanskrit

आपद् āpad

UK/mɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn//mɪsˈfɔɹt͡ʃən/

misfortune in Sanskrit: आपद् (āpad), पीडन (pīḍana). In English, misfortune means synonym of bad luck.

Sanskrit words for misfortune

misfortune, calamity, distress
आपद् āpad
misfortune, calamity
पीडन pīḍana

English meaning of misfortune

  1. noun Synonym of bad luck.
  2. noun An instance of bad luck, an undesirable event such as an accident.

Full definition of misfortune

misfortune in a sentence

  • The worst tour I have ever had the misfortune to experience.
  • She had to come to terms with a number of misfortunes.

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Questions about misfortune in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of misfortune in Sanskrit?
Misfortune in Sanskrit is आपद् (āpad), पीडन (pīḍana).
misfortune इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Misfortune: आपद् (āpad), पीडन (pīḍana).
What does misfortune mean in English?
Misfortune means synonym of bad luck.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “misfortune”: आपद्, पीडन. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: misfortune (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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