Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misluck

/mɪsˈlʌk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-luck
IPA: /mɪsˈlʌk/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ill luck; misfortune.

Uncountable

verb

To have ill luck; to be unlucky.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"[...] misluck would have it, however, that this emperor reigned no longer than half a year."
"If Good- for-little had been buried, it had been my Tommy, Who by misluck was placed to drive in."
"Your belief is true and justified, but not knowledge. In this case you're unlucky enough to be driving through a neighborhood beset by deceptive appearances, but this misluck is corrected by your just."

Etymology

From mis- + luck.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Usage

Inflected Forms

misluk (alternative) mislucks (present, singular) mislucking (participle, present) mislucked (participle, past) mislucked (past)

Derived Forms

mislucky

Synonyms

mischance unluck adverseness adversity bad cess bad luck disadventure hard luck ill luck illfare misadventure misfortune

Questions

How do you pronounce misluck?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈlʌk/.
What does misluck mean?: Ill luck; misfortune.
Where does misluck come from?: From mis- + luck.

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