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worse luck

worse luck interjection: expressing commiseration for misfortune.

Interjection

  1. (UK, dated) Expressing commiseration for misfortune.
    • “I wasn't never 'prenticed to no trade, no more'n what you'll be.”
      “Worse luck,” said Dickie. “But I started learning a lot of things—games mostly, in the dream, I did—and I started making a boat—a galleon they called it. […]1909, Edith Nesbit, Harding's Luck

Synonyms of worse luck

Questions about worse luck

What does worse luck mean?
Worse luck means expressing commiseration for misfortune.
What part of speech is worse luck?
Worse luck is an interjection.

Words near worse luck in the dictionary

  1. worse comes to worse
  2. worse comes to worst
  3. worse for liquor
  4. worse for ware
  5. worse for wear
  6. worse luck
  7. worse off
  8. worse things happen at sea
  9. worse-case
  10. worse-case scenario
  11. worse-off

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