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.