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English
Etymology
From ill + fortune.
Noun
ill-fortune (plural ill-fortunes)
- Bad luck; misfortune
2021 May 15, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-1 Leicester”, in BBC Sport:They certainly had their moments and will complain of ill-fortune, about a suspicion of handball before Tielemans' goal and those magnificent saves from Schmeichel but this was a stuttering Chelsea, not the smooth machine that saw off Real Madrid with such comfort in the Champions League semi-final second leg at Stamford Bridge.