Misfortune vs Extremity - What's the difference?
misfortune | extremity | Related terms |
(uncountable) bad luck
* 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited,
(countable) an undesirable event such as an accident
* 1839 , Charles Robert Darwin,
The most extreme or furthest point of something.
An extreme measure.
A hand or foot.
A limb (major appendage of human or animal such as a leg an arm or a wing)
As nouns the difference between misfortune and extremity
is that misfortune is bad luck while extremity is the most extreme or furthest point of something.misfortune
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Noun
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
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 .
extremity
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(extremities)- causes one to not be able to move one's extremities .