Noun misfortune has 2 senses
  1. misfortune, bad luck - unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
    --1 is a kind of trouble
    --1 has particulars:
     pity, shame; mishap, misadventure, mischance; calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm; adversity; hardship; knock
  2. misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill luck - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
    --2 is a kind of fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion
    Antonyms: good fortune, good luck
    --2 has particulars:
     weakness; adversity, hardship, hard knocks; gutter, sewer, toilet; hard cheese
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