English-Estonian translations for misfortune

• ebaõnn
  Mul oli ebaõnn elada väga lähedal sellele tragöödiale - tulekahjule, mis puhkes tänavu suvel La Palma saarel Kanaarides. I had the misfortune to live very close to this tragedy, to the fire that took place this summer on the island of La Palma in the Canaries.
  Mis puudutab teid, härra Le Pen, kui ma kuulasin teid, ütlesin ma endale, et aastaid on Prantsusmaal olnud ebaõnn omada kõige võimsamat paremäärmuslikku tiiba Euroopas. As for you, Mr Le Pen, as I was listening to you I was saying to myself that for years France had the great misfortune of having the most powerful extreme right wing in Europe.

Definition of misfortune

• bad luck
• an undesirable event such as an accident

Examples

• The worst tour I have ever had the misfortune to experience.
• It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training. - Ulysses S. Grant
• She had to come to terms with a number of misfortunes.

Related words

• misfortunate
• stroke of misfortune
• partner in misfortune