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    [Noun]  | "mis*for*tune" | \ ˌmis-ˈfȯr-chən \


    1: an event or conjunction of events that causes an unfortunate or distressing result : bad luck

    2: an unhappy situation

    3: a distressing or unfortunate incident or event


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun]  | "misfortune" 


    1: bad luck or an example of this;


      * e.g., " ... through sheer misfortune our car got a flat tire and we were late for the ceremony "





     [ "misfortune" ]

    1: bad luck or an unlucky condition or event

      * e.g.,  ... Our misfortunes of the last year included the loss of a beloved pet 

     [ "misfortunation" ]

    1: Intentionally transforming a desirable event into an undesirable event in the hopes that your bad luck will cause it to occur.

      * e.g.,  ... I got tired of waiting for my food so I lit a cigarette and, by sheer misfortunation, the waiter arrived a few seconds later. 

     [ "Misfortune" ]

    1: Irish-English (Limerick)

      * e.g.,  ... He’s an awful misfortune of a lad. 


     [ "Misfortune" ]

    2: Someone who is a loser, unlucky, socially clueless

     [ "misfortunate" ]

    1: Combination of misfortune and unfortunate.

      * e.g.,  ... "I broke my clavicle playing hockey" "Misfortunate!" 

     [ "Little Misfortune" ]

    1: A little who deserved a better life but instead got kidnapped by a magic fox, shushes her little butt crack and goes on painful adventures just to find out she was dead the whole time.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Have you heard of Little Misfortune? Person 2: Yeah, she deserved a better life. 

     [ "misfortune cookie" ]

    1: Two definitions: (1)a bad piece of news or (2) a batch of cookies that turn out burnt, dry or bad tasting

      * e.g.,  ... (1) "I just got a misfortune cookie from my mom - our poodle Rex just died." (2) "Did you taste those misfortune cookies that Camille brought to the picnic? Bleck!" 

     [ "musical misfortune" ]

    1: When you have a song stuck in your head for at least 10 minutes, and right before you get the chance to listen to the song, it finally becomes un-stuck.

      * e.g.,  ... john is very annoyed by the 80s song "take on me" that is stuck in his head, so he rushes home, runs up the stairs, opens his laptop, only to realize the song is not stuck in his head anymore. musical misfortune 

     [ "Wheel of Misfortune" ]

    1: Similar to Wheel of Fortune, but rather than having a chance to win, you will lose or get something shitty all of the time. Also another good phrase for Roulette.

      * e.g.,  ... Sam decided to spin the Wheel of Misfortune, but lost every time. Jim went to the casino to play the good ol' Wheel of Misfortune and lost his house, car, and kidney because of his debt. 

     [ "misfortunes never come singly" ]

    1: this means that bad things or situations always come in groups, they never come in a single way.

      * e.g.,  ... A: Guess what?! 

     [ "Misfortuneering" ]

    1: The process of making poor decisions that result in misfortune or negative outcomes.

      * e.g.,  ... Her misfortuneering led to her downfall 

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