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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Misfortune

/mĭs-fôr'-chən/ · Mis·for·tune · IPA /mɪsˈfɔɹt͡ʃən/
01 n. Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; mischance.
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    Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; mischance.
    “Consider why the change was wrought, You 'll find his misfortune, not his fault.” — Addison.
Syn. Calamity; mishap; mischance; misadventure; ill; harm; disaster. See Calamity.
02 v. i. To happen unluckily or unfortunately; to miscarry; to fail.
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    To happen unluckily or unfortunately; to miscarry; to fail.[Obs.]