MISFORTUNE


Meaning of MISFORTUNE in English

/mis fawr"cheuhn/ , n.

1. adverse fortune; bad luck.

2. an instance of this; mischance; mishap.

[ 1400-50; late ME. See MIS- 1 , FORTUNE ]

Syn. 2. accident; disaster, calamity, catastrophe; reverse; blow. See affliction .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .