misfortune
noun/mɪsˈfɔɹt͡ʃən/US/mɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/UK
Etymology
From mis- + fortune.
Definitions
Bad luck.
- The worst tour I have ever had the misfortune to experience.
- Cycling's complex etiquette contains an unwritten rule that riders in contention for a race win should not be penalised for sheer misfortune.
- It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.
An undesirable event such as an accident.
- She had to come to terms with a number of misfortunes.
- The snowstorm, which was the cause of their misfortune, happened in the middle of January, corresponding to our July, and in the latitude of Durham!
The neighborhood
- neighbormisfortunate
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at misfortune. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at misfortune. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at misfortune
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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