bad luck vs pity

pity vs bad luck

bad luck and pity both are nouns.

bad luck is not a verb while pity is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bad luck	Yes	No	No	No
pity	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pity is a hyponym of bad luck; that is, pity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bad luck:

bad luck: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
pity: an unfortunate development

Other hyponyms of bad luck include shame, misadventure, mischance, mishap, calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, adversity, hardship, knock.

bad luck (noun)	pity (noun)
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event	the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it
an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate	an unfortunate development
an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes	a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

bad luck (verb)	pity (verb)
	share the suffering of

Difference between bad luck and pity

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