misfortune
/mɪsˈfɔɹt͡ʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "(obsolete)"
- "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!"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English fortune English misfortune From mis- + fortune.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /mɪsˈfɔɹt͡ʃən/
- British English: /mɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/