Misfortune (Noun)
Meaning 1
Unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- She tried to conceal the news from her elderly parents to shield them from further misfortune.
- A spate of factory fires over the summer have brought fresh misfortune to the region's already struggling manufacturing industry.
- His decision to invest everything in the business venture proved to be his greatest misfortune, leaving him destitute and unemployed.
- For years the village was plagued by drought, and this latest crop failure marked the worst misfortune in living memory.
- An apparent navigation system glitch is the root of our present misfortune and resulted in weeks of crucial research going missing in a satellite over Lake Constance.