"ill-fortune" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ill-fortunes [plural]
Etymology: From ill + fortune. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ill|fortune}} ill + fortune Head templates: {{en-noun}} ill-fortune (plural ill-fortunes)
  1. Bad luck; misfortune Synonyms: ill fortune
    Sense id: en-ill-fortune-en-noun-phcNiIaJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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