Mis*for"tune (?), n.
Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; mischance.
Consider why the change was wrought,
You 'll find his misfortune, not his fault.
Addison.
Syn. -- Calamity; mishap; mischance; misadventure; ill; harm; disaster. See Calamity.
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Mis*for"tune, v. i.
To happen unluckily or unfortunately; to miscarry; to fail.
[Obs.]
Stow.
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