noun
adverse fortune or an instance of this
her hopes and dreams soon ended in misfortune
unable to grasp why he had been struck by such a misfortune
Synonyms: adversity, contretemps, ||dole, mischance, mishap, tragedy, ||unluck
Related Word: calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster; accident, casualty; affliction, cross, trial, tribulation, visitation
Contrasted words: break, chance, luck, opportunity
Antonyms: fortune