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Misfortune vs Exertion - What's the difference?

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Misfortune is a related term of exertion.


As nouns the difference between misfortune and exertion

is that misfortune is (uncountable) bad luck while exertion is an expenditure of physical or mental effort.

misfortune

English

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 .

    exertion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An expenditure of physical or mental effort.
  • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often used with "exertion": physical, mental, etc.