mis-fortuneとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) IPA: /mɪsˈfɔɹt͡ʃən/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /mɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/

名詞

misfortune (countable and uncountable, plural misfortunes)

1. (uncountable) Bad luck.

   Synonyms: mishap, misluck, mischance; see also Thesaurus:bad luck

   Antonyms: fortune, good fortune, good luck, luck; see also Thesaurus:good luck

   The worst tour I have ever had the misfortune to experience.

   • 2012 July 15, Richard Williams, “Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track”, in in Guardian Unlimited‎:

     Cycling's complex etiquette contains an unwritten rule that riders in contention for a race win should not be penalised for sheer misfortune.

   • 1876, Ulysses S. Grant, Annual Message:

     It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.

2. (countable) An undesirable event such as an accident.

   Synonyms: adversity, mishap

   Antonym: fortuity

   She had to come to terms with a number of misfortunes.

   • 1839, Charles Robert Darwin, “Chapter X”, in The Voyage of the Beagle:

     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!

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• misfortunate

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