misfortune B2 Topic:Safety & Risk Also spelled misfortun US /mɪsˈfɔɹt͡ʃən/ UK /mɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/ See IPA manual Freq #7897 Meanings 1 noun Bad luck. He had the misfortune to break his leg on the first day of the trip. 2 noun An unlucky event, such as an accident or loss. She faced one misfortune after another that year. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · bad luck. bad luckadversitymischancemishapill luck 2 noun · an unlucky event, such as... adversitymishap Word family Forms misfortunes Derived forms misfortuned Related forms misfortunate Etymology AI details From mis- + fortune. Topics Safety & Risk External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # misfortune **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /mɪsˈfɔɹt͡ʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /mɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/ **Frequency rank:** 7897 ## Meanings 1. Bad luck. 2. An unlucky event, such as an accident or loss. ## Examples - He had the misfortune to break his leg on the first day of the trip. - She faced one misfortune after another that year. ## Derived Forms - misfortuned ## Related Forms - misfortunate ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: mis- - wrong ## Etymology From mis- + fortune. ## AI Etymology Misfortune comes from mis- + fortune. In present-day English its meanings include bad luck and an unlucky event, such as an accident or loss. Related and derived forms include misfortunate and misfortuned. ## Topics - Safety & Risk markdown