Synonyms for bad luck
bad luck

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1. bad lucknoun

   Synonyms:
   tough luck, hard luck

   Antonyms:
   good luck

2. bad lucknoun

   Misfortune.

   Synonyms:
   tough luck, hard luck

   Antonyms:
   good luck

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1. misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill lucknoun

   an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

   Synonyms:
   mishap, misfortune, tough luck, ill luck, mischance

   Antonyms:
   luckiness, good fortune, good luck

2. bad 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, mischance

   Antonyms:
   luckiness, good fortune, good luck

3. misfortune, bad lucknoun

   unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

   Synonyms:
   mishap, misfortune, tough luck, ill luck, mischance

   Antonyms:
   good luck, good fortune, luckiness

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1. Franklin Delano Roosevelt:

   I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird, and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.

2. Nguyen Dieu Hong:

   In a country where cats are still served as foods and stray cats being mistreated are popular, the event is a chance to raise awareness among people, cat is not a sign of bad luck as many Vietnamese think and should be filled with love.

3. Amir Khan:

   This innocent girl had gone to brighten the name of Pakistan, but due to bad luck in a country that accuses the world of terrorism, she became a victim of terrorism herself.

4. Nadia Comaneci:

   When one member of the team got injured, it started a chain of bad luck as the others were left really shaken and then they just panicked, ...One girl got injured, then one girl fell off bars and then you couldn't stop the mistakes.

5. Ana Carrasco:

   It was my first time in a strange track, so I went much faster than what was possible in one corner and I went out into the gravel, it was not a big crash, for sure, it was maybe a stupid crash, but I had bad luck and I was injured a lot in this stupid crash.