misfortunes

Synonyms

mishap adversity misadventure bad luck ill luck misfortuned

Phrases with the word

deriving pleasure from one's misfortunes the fortunes and misfortunes of the famous moll flanders

Examples

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own. Aesop

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened. Michel de Montaigne

History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind. Edward Gibbon

A man who cannot tolerate small misfortunes can never accomplish great things. Chinese Proverb

Misfortunes hasten age. English Proverb

People will ignore their misfortunes and their interests when they are in competition with their pleasures. French Proverb