misfortune
/mɪsˈfɔɹt͡ʃən/
noun 2
Collocations
5(noun.)
ADJ
great | sheer
VERB + MISFORTUNE
be dogged by, have, suffer
She has suffered great misfortune since losing her job last year.
MISFORTUNE + VERB
befall sb, strike
A terrible misfortune befell the family when their house burned down last winter.
PHRASES
be sb's misfortune
It was her misfortune to arrive just as the restaurant ran out of food.
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