misfortune

Found in thesaurus: trouble, lot, circumstances, luck, fortune, destiny, fate, portion

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misfortune
s. desgracia, accidente, adversidad, calamidad, desaguisado, desaventura, descalabro, desdicha, desventura, fatalidad, infortunio, mal, mala suerte, malandanza, malaventura, malaventuranza, tragedia

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misfortune
s.- infortunio | mala fortuna | revés | adversidad | contrariedad | tragedia | desgracia | descalabro | desventura | fatalidad | desastre | mala suerte | malaventuranza | martirio | contratiempo | quebranto

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misfortune
(n.) = adversidad, contratiempo, avatares, mala fortuna, mala suerte, infortunio, desgracia.
Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.
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* by luck or misfortune = por suerte o por desgracia.
* have + the misfortune to = tener la malafortuna de, tener la desgracia de.
* stroke of misfortune = golpe de mala suerte, desgracia.