ill-fortune
Streak of hardship
Ill-fortune is bad luck or misfortune—the opposite of good fortune.
The term is somewhat literary or old-fashioned: Ill-fortune followed him throughout his life.
It suggests fate working against someone rather than random chance.
Showing poor prospects
- unpropitiousNot favorable for success
- lucklessWithout good fortune
- unblessedNot ritually sanctified
- untowardInappropriate or inconvenient
misbegotten · unfavored · disadvantaged · ominous · bad luck · hard luck · black cat · broken mirror
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- setbackReverse in progress
- troubleDifficulty or distress
- misadventureUnfortunate incident or accident
- calamitySevere misfortune or disaster
disaster · woe · suffering · affliction · ordeal · crisis · predicament · plight
inauspicious
Showing poor prospects
- unpropitiousNot favorable for success
- lucklessWithout good fortune
- unblessedNot ritually sanctified
untoward · misbegotten · unfavored · disadvantaged · ominous · bad luck · hard luck · black cat · broken mirror · thirteen
hardship
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- setbackReverse in progress
- troubleDifficulty or distress
- misadventureUnfortunate incident or accident
calamity · disaster · woe · suffering · affliction · ordeal · crisis · predicament · plight · difficulty
cursed
Under a malevolent spell
bewitched · accursed · haunted · blighted · bedeviled · malediction · star-crossed · hapless · snakebit · foredoomed
ill-fortunegood fortune
Favorable chance outcomes
good luck · fortune · luck · blessing · serendipity
ill-fortuneprosperity
Good fortune, success
blessing · flourishing · thriving · well-being · success
ill, fortune, ills, fortunes, fortunate, fortunately, unfortunate, unfortunately, misfortune