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BAD LUCK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
Synonyms:
bad luck; misfortune
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bad luck" is a kind of...):
trouble (an event causing distress or pain)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bad luck"):
pity; shame (an unfortunate development)
misadventure; mischance; mishap (an instance of misfortune)
calamity; cataclysm; catastrophe; disaster; tragedy (an event resulting in great loss and misfortune)
adversity (a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event)
hardship (something that causes or entails suffering)
knock (a bad experience)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
Example:
if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all
Synonyms:
bad luck; mischance; mishap
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("bad luck" is a kind of...):
chance; fortune; hazard; luck (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
Synonyms:
bad luck; ill luck; misfortune; tough luck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("bad luck" is a kind of...):
circumstances; destiny; fate; fortune; lot; luck; portion (your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bad luck"):
weakness (the condition of being financially weak)
adversity; hard knocks; hardship (a state of misfortune or affliction)
gutter; sewer; toilet (misfortune resulting in lost effort or money)
hard cheese (bad luck)
Antonym:
good luck (an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes)
