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Meanings of misfortune in English

Russian
невезение
Portuguese
má sorte
Catalan
mala sort
Spanish
desgracia

An unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes.

      невезение
      Usage of misfortune in English
      1
      Good teams with well-constructed squads overcome misfortune; weaker ones wallow in it.
      The Guardian
      2
      The sons of Eli brought misfortune also upon the whole of Israel.
      The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4
      3
      Thanks to his parents' watchfulness, Ted had no serious misfortune to peddle.
      Getting in: a novel
      4
      Nor would it lack the aspect of a particular, a personal misfortune.
      The Pool in the Desert
      5
      His fellow workers in the bank he regarded as companions in misfortune.
      Psmith in the City
      6
      You will find half a dozen companions in misfortune in the prison.
      At the Point of the Sword
      7
      But the misfortune of Venice and Genoa was the opportunity of Portugal.
      Early European History
      8
      We'd had a great misfortune, he said, and it was nobody's fault.
      Wandering Ghosts
      9
      The same misfortune now fell upon him in the autumn of 1788.
      A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III
      10
      They were the men highest in power when misfortune overtook the realm.
      Halil the Pedlar: A Tale of Old Stambul
      11
      What greater distress can there be than this and what greater misfortune?'
      The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
      12
      This discrepancy caused the greatness and the misfortune of the mighty Emperor.
      The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 / (From Barbaro...
      13
      To undergo it is a misfortune that at best is sometimes necessary.
      The Democracy Project
      14
      Forster said: He recognises he is the author of his own misfortune.
      The Guardian
      15
      The field was sinking under the burden of the ears of misfortune.
      Cleopatra — Volume 07
      16
      Again he had appeared in the hour of misfortune and bitter humiliation.
      Without a Home
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      United Kingdom
      Common
      Ireland
      Less common
      United States of America
      Rare