What is another word for misfortunes?
Pronunciation:
[ mɪsfˈɔːt͡ʃuːnz], [ mɪsfˈɔːtʃuːnz], [ m_ɪ_s_f_ˈɔː_tʃ_uː_n_z]
Related words: terrible luck, unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, unlucky in love
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Synonyms for Misfortunes:
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n.
• adversity- bummer ,
- can of worms ,
- clutch ,
- difficulty ,
- distress ,
- downer ,
- evil eye ,
- hard knocks ,
- hard times ,
- hurting ,
- ill fortune ,
- jam ,
- jinx ,
- kiss of death ,
- on the skids ,
- pain in the neck ,
- sorrow ,
- suffering ,
- the worst .
- Calamities ,
- Cancers ,
- Infections ,
- Poisons ,
- afflictions ,
- banes ,
- contagions ,
- curses ,
- dooms ,
- evils ,
- ills ,
- plagues ,
- scourges .
Other relevant words:
- Adversities ,
- Agonies ,
- Anxieties ,
- Casualties ,
- Difficulties ,
- Infelicities ,
- Injuries ,
- Miseries ,
- Misfortuned ,
- Shames ,
- Tragedies ,
- WOES ,
- Worries ,
- accident ,
- accidents ,
- adversity ,
- affliction ,
- afflicts ,
- annoys ,
- bad luck ,
- badly ,
- blow ,
- blows ,
- burdens ,
- calamity ,
- cataclysms ,
- catastrophes ,
- coerces ,
- crosses ,
- damages ,
- dangers ,
- dejected ,
- deplorable ,
- depressed ,
- disappointments ,
- disaster ,
- disasters ,
- dismal ,
- distresses ,
- doleful ,
- downcast ,
- dreary ,
- events ,
- failures ,
- fatality ,
- fortunes ,
- funereal ,
- gloomy ,
- grief ,
- grieves ,
- hapless ,
- harasses ,
- hardship ,
- hardships ,
- harms ,
- hurts ,
- inauspiciously ,
- jinxes ,
- knocks ,
- losses ,
- luckless ,
- lucks ,
- lugubrious ,
- melancholy ,
- messes ,
- misadventure ,
- misadventures ,
- mischance ,
- mischiefs ,
- miserable ,
- misery ,
- misfortune ,
- mishap ,
- mishaps ,
- pensive ,
- pitiful ,
- poorly ,
- problems ,
- regrettably ,
- reproves ,
- reverses ,
- rueful ,
- sad ,
- sadly ,
- setbacks ,
- sorrows ,
- sufferings ,
- suffers ,
- trials ,
- troubles ,
- undoing ,
- unfortunate ,
- unfortunately ,
- unhappily ,
- unhappiness ,
- unhappy ,
- unluckily ,
- unlucky ,
- unsuccessfully ,
- wretch ,
- wretched ,
- wretchedly ,
- wretchedness .
- anguish ,
- annoyance ,
- anxiety ,
- bad break ,
- bad news ,
- bind ,
- bother ,
- burden ,
- casuality ,
- casualty ,
- cataclysm ,
- catastrophe ,
- collision ,
- contretemps ,
- crack-up ,
- cross ,
- crunch ,
- crux ,
- danger ,
- debacle ,
- deep trouble ,
- depression ,
- devil's own luck ,
- dilemma ,
- dire straits ,
- disadvantage ,
- disappointment ,
- discomfort ,
- disease ,
- disorder ,
- dole ,
- failure ,
- fender-bender ,
- fluke ,
- hard cheese ,
- hard luck ,
- hard time ,
- harm ,
- hazard ,
- headache ,
- hindrance ,
- hot water ,
- ill luck ,
- illness ,
- inconvenience ,
- infelicity ,
- infirmity ,
- loss ,
- mess ,
- nuisance ,
- ordeal ,
- pain ,
- pileup ,
- plague ,
- plight ,
- problem ,
- raw deal ,
- rear ender ,
- reverse ,
- rotten luck ,
- scourge ,
- setback ,
- sickness ,
- smashup ,
- stack-up ,
- stroke of bad luck ,
- struggle ,
- torment ,
- tough break ,
- tough luck ,
- tragedy ,
- trial ,
- tribulation ,
- trouble ,
- unluck ,
- unpleasantness ,
- visitation ,
- woe ,
- worry ,
- wrack-up .
How to use "Misfortunes" in context?
No one deserves misfortune, but that doesn't stop it from hitting people hard. Bad luck is a nasty thing, one that can happen at any time and irrespective of what someone may think or do. Disasters can strike suddenly, without warning, and can be incredibly destructive. In fact, misfortune is responsible for a shocking amount of misery and heartache. Here, we take a look at 10 of the most common misfortunes.
Paraphrases for Misfortunes:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, plural
troubles.
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Noun, plural
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, plural
Calamities, Tragedies, accidents, afflictions, WOES, hardships, disasters, catastrophes, mishaps.
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Noun, plural
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Independent
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