Misfortune vs Infelicity - What's the difference?
misfortune | infelicity | 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,
(uncountable) The condition of being infelicitous
(countable) Something that is infelicitous or inappropriate
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In uncountable terms the difference between misfortune and infelicity
is that misfortune is bad luck while infelicity is the condition of being infelicitous.In countable terms the difference between misfortune and infelicity
is that misfortune is an undesirable event such as an accident while infelicity is something that is infelicitous or inappropriate.misfortune
English
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 .
