ill fortune

NOUN

adversity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calamity catastrophe crunch difficulty disaster hard times hardship misery misfortune mishap sorrow suffering trouble

STRONG

affliction bummer clutch contretemps distress downer drag hurting jam jinx poison reverse trial

WEAK

bad break bad thing can of worms evil eye hard knocks kiss of death on the skids pain in the neck the worst tough luck

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage assistance benefit blessing boon contentment ease favor good fortune good luck happiness joy miracle peace pleasure profit success wonder

STRONG

comfort health

WEAK

aid encouragement fortune help prosperity

NOUN

ill wind

Synonyms

WEAK

bad fortune bad influence evil dispensation evil fortune evil star frowns of fortune

NOUN

misadventure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blunder misfortune woe

STRONG

accident adversity calamity casualty cataclysm catastrophe debacle disaster error failure lapse mischance reverse setback slip tragedy

WEAK

bad break faux pas

Antonyms

STRONG

achievement advantage blessing boon correction favor fortune good fortune good luck happiness miracle perfection progress prosperity success win wonder

WEAK

triumph

NOUN

mishap

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blunder calamity disaster hazard misfortune mistake pileup setback

STRONG

blow collision crack-up fender-bender fluke misadventure smash total

WEAK

rear-ender smash-up stack-up wrack-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blessing boon good fortune good luck success

NOUN

raw deal

Synonyms

WEAK

bad rap bummer drag misfortune pits rotten hand rotten luck tough luck

Example Sentences

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Some have been quick to bash the app's less than cheery name - saying that signing up for it might bring ill fortune.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

By doing so, families believe the dead ancestors will bless them and not bring ill fortune.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2017

It is the turbulent depiction of Pericles’ long, arduous battle with ill fortune, and the miraculous turns that restore his family to him, that give the play its appeal.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2016

Others who love the team but loathe the name are upset by the mere possibility that someone would wish ill fortune on coaches and players who have no say when it is changed.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2013

The reckless passion of the heroine, Arabella, for a wicked foreign count is punished by ill fortune when she contracts cholera during an impetuous dash toward a seaside town with her intended.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

ill fortune

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