misfortunes

noun

Definition of misfortunesnext
plural of misfortune
as in tragedies
bad luck or an example of this through sheer misfortune our car got a flat tire and we were late for the ceremony our misfortunes of the last year included the loss of a beloved pet

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  1. tragedies
  2. hardships
  3. mishaps
Noun
  • Violence was entrenched as a byproduct of a government that ignored the tragedies faced by those like Shirley Vasquez and her neighbors.
    Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • An Interview with Diane Wilson Sarah Neilson Talking to the author of The Seed Keeper about the tragedies of modern agriculture, and restoring Indigenous foods to communities as one way of healing historical trauma.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of tragedies
Noun
  • The Biden administration was in the final stages of implementing rules to allow the Secretary of Education discharge loans for long-term borrowers and those facing a variety of financial hardships.
    Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Economic hardships have been tied to an increase in shoplifting.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of hardships
Noun
  • Some of the stream's elements worked, but it was still plagued by technical mishaps.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Some bills memorably illustrated the absurdity of a system that turns ordinary mishaps into extraordinary revenues.
    Elisabeth Rosenthal, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of mishaps
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