The difference between Fortune and Misfortune
When used as nouns, fortune means destiny, especially favorable, whereas misfortune means bad luck.
Fortune is also verb with the meaning: to happen, take place.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fortune and Misfortune
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Fortune as a noun:
Destiny, especially favorable.
Examples:
"She read my fortune. Apparently I will have a good love life this week, but I will have a bad week for money."
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Fortune as a noun:
A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
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Fortune as a noun:
A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.
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Fortune as a noun:
The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.
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Fortune as a noun:
Good luck.
Examples:
"'Fortune favors the brave."
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Fortune as a noun:
One's wealth; the amount of money one has; especially, if it is vast.
Examples:
"He's amassed a small fortune working in the Middle East."
"My vast fortune was a result of inheritance and stock market nous."
"Her fortune is estimated at 3 million dollars."
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Fortune as a noun:
A large amount of money.
Examples:
"That car must be worth a fortune! How could you afford it?"
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Fortune as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):
To happen, take place.
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Fortune as a verb:
To provide with a fortune.
Examples:
"rfquotek Richardson"
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Fortune as a verb:
To presage; to tell the fortune of.
Examples:
"rfquotek Dryden"
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Misfortune as a noun (uncountable):
bad luck
Examples:
"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"
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Misfortune as a noun (countable):
an undesirable event such as an accident
Examples:
"She had to come to terms with a number of misfortunes."