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fortune vs misfortune

misfortune vs fortune

fortune and misfortune both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fortune Yes No No No
misfortune Yes No No No
As nouns, misfortune is a hyponym of fortune; that is, misfortune is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fortune:
  • fortune: your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
  • misfortune: an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
Other hyponyms of fortune include good fortune, good luck, luckiness, providence, bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, failure.
fortune (noun) misfortune (noun)
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
a large amount of wealth or prosperity
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
Difference between fortune and misfortune

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