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Synonyms for bad luck
bad luck
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bad lucknoun
Synonyms:
tough luck, hard luckAntonyms:
good luckbad lucknoun
Misfortune.
Synonyms:
tough luck, hard luckAntonyms:
good luck
Princeton's WordNet
misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill lucknoun
an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
Synonyms:
mishap, misfortune, tough luck, ill luck, mischanceAntonyms:
luckiness, good fortune, good luckbad luck, mischance, mishapnoun
an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
"if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all"
Synonyms:
misadventure, mishap, misfortune, tough luck, ill luck, mischanceAntonyms:
luckiness, good fortune, good luckmisfortune, bad lucknoun
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
Synonyms:
mishap, misfortune, tough luck, ill luck, mischanceAntonyms:
good luck, good fortune, luckiness
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #31190 | misfortune | |
| #43262 | mishap | |
| #81876 | misadventure | |
| #246182 | mischance |
How to use bad luck in a sentence?
I think that it was bad luck, no? You cannot do this, but of course I think that Novak never, never wants to hit the line umpire.
To be honest, I think it was just really bad luck.
One incident is a coincidence, two incidents are bad luck, but when you talk about three you can say that this is already a pattern that has to be investigated.
Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.
I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings, and strictly honest who complained of bad luck.
Translations for bad luck
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- حظ سيءArabic
- mala sortCatalan, Valencian
- smůlaCzech
- uheldDanish
- Unglück, PechGerman
- κακοτυχίαGreek
- malbonŝancoEsperanto
- mala suerteSpanish
- بدشانسیPersian
- huono tuuriFinnish
- malchanceFrench
- mì-àdhScottish Gaelic
- lag-haghyrtManx
- खराब किस्मतHindi
- nasib burukIndonesian
- óhamingja, ógæfaIcelandic
- jella, sfortuna, iella, malasorte, sfigaItalian
- 不運Japanese
- 불운Korean
- adversa, res adversae, fortuna mala, res malaLatin
- pech, ongelukDutch
- uheld, uflaksNorwegian
- pechPolish
- azarPortuguese
- ghinion, nenorocRomanian
- неудача, несчастье, невезениеRussian
- zlostrećaSerbo-Croatian
- oturSwedish
- mifätVolapük
- 厄運Chinese
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