misfortune noun
ADJ. great | sheer
VERB + MISFORTUNE be dogged by, have, suffer The expedition was dogged by misfortune. I had the misfortune to share a room with someone who snored loudly.
MISFORTUNE + VERB befall sb, strike Misfortune struck before they had even left the harbour.
PHRASES be sb's misfortune He is the rudest man it has ever been my misfortune to meet.
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