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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
misfortune/mɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/

▶noun bad luck.

■ an unfortunate event.

'misfortune' also found in these Oxford entries:

adversity - annus horribilis - blessing - chasten - chin - court - croak - damn - doleful - empathy - fault - gloat - grin - hand - ill - infelicity - judgement - pay - Schadenfreude - serve - sorry - story - sympathy - unchastened - victim

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Bring misfortune, cause disease or trouble by using your eye
misfortune
misfortune / infliction

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