Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tough luck

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
tough luck
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bad luck.

Uncountable

intj

Bad luck (often an unsympathetic retort to someone who is suffering a misfortune).

Example Sentences

Usage

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does tough luck mean?
Bad luck.

How to pronounce tough luck

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