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countable and uncountable, plural misfortunes
(uncountable) Bad luck. quotations examples
Cycling's complex etiquette contains an unwritten rule that riders in contention for a race win should not be penalised for sheer misfortune.
2012 July 15, Richard Williams, “Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track”, in in Guardian Unlimited
It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.
1876, Ulysses S. Grant, Annual Message
(countable) An undesirable event such as an accident. quotations examples
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!
1839, Charles Robert Darwin, “Chapter X”, in The Voyage of the Beagle