ill-fortune

noun

Bad luck; misfortune

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Meanings

nounill-fortune (plural ill-fortunes)

plural ill-fortunes · alternative ill fortune

  1. Bad luck; misfortune
    1 more example

    They certainly had their moments and will complain of ill-fortune, about a suspicion of handball before Tielemans' goal and those magnificent saves from Schmeichel but this was a stuttering Chelsea, not the smooth machine that saw off Real Madrid with such comfort in the Champions League semi-final second leg at Stamford Bridge.

    2021 May 15, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-1 Leicester”, in BBC Sport

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

From ill + fortune.

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APA

ill-fortune. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-fortune

MLA

“ill-fortune.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-fortune. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ill-fortune,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-fortune.

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