n. Function: noun
adverse fortune or an instance of this FF1C; her hopes and dreams soon ended in misfortune FF1E; FF1C; unable to grasp why he had been struck by such a misfortune FF1E;
Synonyms: adversity, contretemps, ||dole, mischance, mishap, tragedy, ||unluck
Related Words: calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster; accident, casualty; affliction, cross, trial, tribulation, visitation
Contrasted Words: break, chance, luck, opportunity
Antonyms: fortune