Noun

(uncountable) bad luck

* 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track

Cycling's complex etiquette contains an unwritten rule that riders in contention for a race win should not be penalised for sheer misfortune .

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

(countable) an undesirable event such as an accident

* 1839 , Charles Robert Darwin, The Voyage of the Beagle. , Chapter X

The snowstorm, which was the cause of their misfortune , happened in the middle of January, corresponding to our July, and in the latitude of Durham!

She had to come to terms with a number of misfortunes .

Noun

(anxieties)

An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.

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But the other, because he's been immersed in arguments, gives the appearance of harbouring considerable anxiety and suspicion that he's ignorant of those matters he presents himself to others as an expert on.

An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).

I was anxious to get into the office before Henderson called from New York.

(pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.