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misfortunebad luck or an unfortunate event

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: bad luck or an unfortunate event

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈmɪsfɔːrtʃən/

Korean meaning: 불행, 불운, 재앙

Korean pronunciation: **미스**포춘

Example Sentences

  • My phone died right before I was about to order pizza - what a misfortune!
  • The family faced one misfortune after another during the difficult year.
  • He blamed his misfortune on wearing mismatched socks to the job interview.

misfortune

NOUN

//ˈmɪsfɔːrtʃən//

bad luck or an unfortunate event

misfortune concept
💡 Concept

bad luck or an unfortunate event

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misfortune rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Great fortune brings misfortune, while small savings keep proportion!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈmɪsfɔːrtʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈmɪsfɔːtʃuːn/

🌳Etymology

Prefixmis--
Rootfortune

Origin

14세기 프랑스어에서 유래되었으며, '잘못된 운명'이라는 의미로 탄생했습니다. 중세 시대 사람들은 운명을 매우 중요하게 생각했기 때문에 이런 단어가 만들어졌죠.

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🎵Rhyme

fortuneproportiondistortion
fortune
proportion
distortion

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My phone died right before I was about to order pizza - what a misfortune!

The family faced one misfortune after another during the difficult year.

😄 Fun example

He blamed his misfortune on wearing mismatched socks to the job interview.

Despite her recent misfortunes, she remained optimistic about the future.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

miseryadversitycalamityhardshipsetback

Antonyms

fortuneluckblessing

Related

unfortunatemishapdisastertragedy