misfortune

[ˌmɪsˈfɔːrtʃuːn]

Definition:
1. Bad luck.
2. An unfortunate accident, condition or event.
3. Something unpleasant or unlucky that happens to someone.

Use 'misfortune' in a sentence:

1. I felt more than ordinary human sympathy for him in his misfortune. I was deeply moved as a fellow sufferer.
2. His family helped him when he encountered misfortune.
3. Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.
4. The misfortune of the ants makes the elephants laugh.
5. The tour has been blighted by a string of misfortunes.
6. We had the misfortune to run into a violent storm.
7. She had the misfortune to break her foot when a rock fell on it.