| Main Entry: |
misfortune/mishap |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
bad luck; disaster |
Synonyms: |
accident,
adversity,
affliction,
annoyance,
anxiety, bad break, bad news,
blow*,
burden,
calamity, casuality,
cataclysm,
catastrophe, contretemps,
cross, crunch,
debacle,
disadvantage,
disappointment,
discomfort, dole,
failure, hard luck,
hardship,
harm,
inconvenience, infelicity,
loss, misadventure, mischance,
misery,
nuisance,
reverse, rotten luck,
setback, stroke of bad luck, tough luck,
tragedy,
trial,
tribulation,
trouble, unpleasantness, visitation,
worry
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Antonyms: |
advantage, benefit, blessing, fortune, good luck
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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