Category:Misfortune

Mis*for"tune, n.

Defn: Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; mischance. Consider why the change was wrought, You 'll find his misfortune, not his fault. Addison.

Syn. -- Calamity; mishap; mischance; misadventure; ill; harm; disaster. See Calamity.

misfortune Mis*for"tune, v. i.

Defn: To happen unluckily or unfortunately; to miscarry; to fail. [Obs.] Stow.