hard luck

Speech parts

1. hard luck - Noun

2. hard luck - Adjective

3. hard luck - Interjection

Meaning

hard luck (uncountable)

Bad luck.

hard luck

Expressed to someone suffering misfortune.

hard-luck (comparative more hard-luck, superlative most hard-luck)

Marked by or experiencing difficulty, as if by bad luck.

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Alternative names

hard-luck

Synonyms

alas misfortune unlucky bad luck mischance hard cheese ill luck unluckiness hard lines tough luck

Antonyms

opportunity Midas touch good luck felicitation

Examples

But on the contrary, it turned into another of the familiar hard-luck stories which permeate our sporting culture. Source: Internet

It had been 18 long years since they tasted victory in the Ulster Senior Football Championship with the intervening years throwing up a mix of hard-luck stories and disappointing defeats. Source: Internet

There’s not much to do around Kristyl’s (Amber Havard) hard luck subdivision besides getting into trouble at her age. Source: Internet

Four tracks were released as singles, " Everything I Need " (May 1985), "Man with Two Hearts", "Maria" (August), and "Hard Luck Story" (October); only the lead single charted in Australia (No. 37) and the US (No. 47). Source: Internet

It would be hard luck on some though, including Ipswich, who would miss out. Source: Internet

There was no lack of hard luck stories among the marchers for those wishing lo record them. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hard liquors hard look hard loser hard man hard maple hard market