misfortune

Converse of object

• endure: Enduring all misfortunes by the grace of Christ, thou didst unceasingly sing to Him: Alleluia.
• suffer: Slip, Trip or Fall Claims You may have suffered the misfortune to trip or fall on a poorly maintained road or pavement.
• have: For the second match running, we had the misfortune to have a no height in the pole vault.
• bring: The Lord has afflicted me; the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me.
• avoid: In India, the fat skimmed from the top of the broth was supposed to help children avoid misfortune.
• cause: Without proper funeral rites, the spirit of the deceased will cause misfortune to its family.

Converse of subject

• dog: The journey was dogged by misfortune and all the men died only 11 miles from safety.
• plague: Clive and C5 in happier days The business has been plagued by misfortune.

Adjective modifier

• terrible: How can one today not be sensitive to her terrible misfortune?
• great: There is no greater misfortune than not to be able to bear misfortune.
• own: Our own misfortune or bad luck always get us laughing.
• past: Jesus turns the focus from past misfortune to present repentance.
• personal: Not being able to help or offer first aid can be a very frustrating and guilt inducing personal misfortune.
• similar: Unfortunately, the football, badminton and netball teams had similar misfortunes.

Noun used with modifier

• family: Because of family misfortune Laby had to make his way by force of character and ability.

Possessives

• people: The Darwin Awards Do you find it refreshing to enjoy tales of other people's misfortunes?
• someone: Let's face it, practically all humor is based around someone's misfortune.

Preposition: of

• other: People have always laughed at the misfortunes of others.
• people: Tom has a great sense of humor and a wonderful ability to laugh at the misfortunes of other people.
• life: For impatience of the ordinary misfortunes of life, both great and small, is the root of many sins.