misfortunes
Strokes of adversity
Misfortunes are instances of bad luck or adverse circumstances—the troubles and setbacks that befall someone: A series of misfortunes left the family struggling.
The word implies events beyond one's control, distinguishing misfortune from mistakes or failures of judgment.
She bore her misfortunes with remarkable grace.
Severe misfortune or disaster
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- tribulationState of great distress
ordeal · affliction · plight · predicament · dilemma · distress · trauma · blow
Deep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- bereavementState following loss
- mourningPeriod following loss
lamentation · despair · melancholy · heartache · woe · dolor · misery · suffering
Severe lack of resources
- deprivationState of lacking necessities
- privationLack of necessities
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- destitutionExtreme poverty, lacking necessities
want · penury · indigence · impoverishment · scarcity · famine · drought · austerity
Complete change of direction
- failureLack of success
- defeatVictory over another
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- hindranceBarrier to progress
complication · delay · relapse · regression · impediment · snag · hiccup · glitch
calamity
Severe misfortune or disaster
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
tribulation · ordeal · affliction · plight · predicament · dilemma · distress · trauma · blow · curse
sorrow
Deep emotional distress
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- bereavementState following loss
mourning · lamentation · despair · melancholy · heartache · woe · dolor · misery · suffering · torment
poverty
Severe lack of resources
- deprivationState of lacking necessities
- privationLack of necessities
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
destitution · want · penury · indigence · impoverishment · scarcity · famine · drought · austerity · squalor
reversal
Complete change of direction
hindrance · complication · delay · relapse · regression · impediment · snag · hiccup · glitch · holdup
misfortunesblessings
Favors from the divine
strokes of luck · fortunes · good fortune · lucky breaks · windfalls
misfortunesblessings
Favors from the divine
prosperities · successes · triumphs · advantages · gifts
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Favors from the divine
providences · graces · mercies · favors · benedictions