malchance

Definitions of malchance
  1. noun
    an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
    synonyms: infortune
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    antonyms:
    bonheur, chance
    an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
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    mésaventure
    a state of misfortune or affliction
    état maladif
    lack of prosperity or happiness or health
    catastrophe, désastre
    a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
    ennuis
    a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
    type of:
    chance, destinée, sort
    your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
  2. noun
    an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
    synonyms: contretemps, infortune
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    type of:
    chance, hasard
    an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
  3. noun
    a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event
    synonyms: mésaventure
  4. noun
    a state of misfortune or affliction
    synonyms: mésaventure
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    état maladif
    lack of prosperity or happiness or health
    catastrophe, désastre
    a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
    ennuis
    a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
    malheur, misère
    a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
    type of:
    infortune
    an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
  5. noun
    unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
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    accident, incident
    an instance of misfortune
    catastrophe, drame, malheur
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
    mésaventure
    a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event
    accident
    an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
    déraillement
    an accident in which a train runs off its track
    chute
    an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
    déferlement, raz-de-marée
    an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
    déferlement, raz-de-marée
    a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
    type of:
    difficulté
    an event causing distress or pain
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