Antonyms for misfortune

Grammar : Noun

Spell : mis-fawr-chuhn

Phonetic Transcription : mɪsˈfɔr tʃən

Definition of misfortune

Origin : mid-15c., from mis- (1) + fortune. Related: Misfortunate.

noun disaster

Example sentences :

The misfortune was that this was the only thing they cared to possess.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

I like him all the better for his misfortune, and so I am sure will my sister.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

It was quite possible that some misfortune might have happened.
Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

Misfortune had driven them into the earth; it would be fortune to stay there.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

What is the matter with you, dear Angélique, and what misfortune makes you weep?
Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire

Brother, you'll be the cause that some misfortune will happen here.
Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire

What a misfortune not to take a clyster prescribed by Mr. Purgon!
Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire

If she only went out-of-doors for a few moments, he considered it a misfortune.
Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri

I had learned to accept the misfortune of being no longer loved by you.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

Was it but another devilish trick of the misfortune that pursued him?
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Synonyms for misfortune

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