Meanings
proverb
- Some people's misfortune is other people's fortune.
Translations
Arabic مَصَائِبُ قَوْمٍ عِنْدَ قَوْمٍ فَوَائِدُ
- مَصَائِبُ قَوْمٍ عِنْدَ قَوْمٍ فَوَائِدُ (maṣāʔibu qawmin ʕinda qawmin fawāʔidu)some people's misfortune is other people's fortune
Danish den enes død, den andens brød
- den enes død, den andens brødsome people's misfortune is other people's fortune
Finnish toisen kuolo, toisen leipä
- toisen kuolo, toisen leipäsome people's misfortune is other people's fortune
French le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres
- le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autressome people's misfortune is other people's fortune
Swedish den enes död, den andres bröd
- den enes död, den andres brödsome people's misfortune is other people's fortune
Cite this entry
APA
one man's loss is another man's gain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20man's%20loss%20is%20another%20man's%20gain
MLA
“one man's loss is another man's gain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20man's%20loss%20is%20another%20man's%20gain. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one man's loss is another man's gain,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20man's%20loss%20is%20another%20man's%20gain.
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