Misfortunes: meaning, definitions and examples
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misfortunes
[ mɪsˈfɔːtʃəns ]
in life
Unfortunate events or circumstances that bring suffering or distress to a person.
Synonyms
adversity, calamity, hardship, tragedy
Examples of usage
- Despite all the misfortunes he faced, he never lost hope.
- She had to endure a series of misfortunes before things finally started to improve.
financial
Financial losses or setbacks experienced by an individual or organization.
Synonyms
financial difficulties, losses, setbacks
Examples of usage
- The company was unable to recover from the misfortunes of the previous year.
- He had to declare bankruptcy due to a string of misfortunes.
Translations
Translations of the word "misfortunes" in other languages:
🇵🇹 infortúnios
- desventuras
- infortúnios
🇮🇳 दुर्भाग्य
🇩🇪 Unglücke
- Missgeschicke
- Misserfolge
🇮🇩 kemalangan
- kesulitan
- nasib buruk
🇺🇦 нещастя
- невдачі
- біди
🇵🇱 nieszczęścia
- niepowodzenia
- przeciwności
🇯🇵 不幸
- 災難
- 苦境
🇫🇷 malheurs
- infortunes
- mésaventures
🇪🇸 desgracias
- infortunios
- adversidades
🇹🇷 felaketler
- talihsizlikler
- aksilikler
🇰🇷 불운
- 재난
- 불행
🇸🇦 مصائب
- محن
- نكبات
🇨🇿 neštěstí
- pohromy
- smůly
🇸🇰 nešťastia
- nepriazne
- pohromy
🇨🇳 不幸
- 灾难
- 厄运
🇸🇮 nesreče
- nesrečnosti
- stiske
🇮🇸 óheppni
- ófarir
- ógæfa
🇰🇿 сәтсіздіктер
- бақытсыздықтар
- қиыншылықтар
🇬🇪 უბედურებები
- სირთულეები
- უბედურებები
🇦🇿 bədbəxtliklər
- uğursuzluqlar
- fəlakətlər
🇲🇽 desgracias
- infortunios
- adversidades
Etymology
The word "misfortunes" originated from the Middle English word "misfortune", which in turn came from the Old French word "mesfortune". The prefix "mis-" implies bad or wrong, while "fortune" refers to luck or chance. The concept of misfortunes has been present throughout human history, as people have always faced challenges and setbacks in various aspects of their lives.
See also: fortunate, fortunately, misfortune.