Synonyms for bad luck
bad luck

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1. bad lucknoun

   Synonyms:
   tough luck, hard luck

   Antonyms:
   good luck

2. bad lucknoun

   Misfortune.

   Synonyms:
   tough luck, hard luck

   Antonyms:
   good luck

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1. misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill lucknoun

   an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

   Synonyms:
   mishap, misfortune, tough luck, ill luck, mischance

   Antonyms:
   luckiness, good fortune, good luck

2. bad luck, mischance, mishapnoun

   an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate

   "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all"

   Synonyms:
   misadventure, mishap, misfortune, tough luck, ill luck, mischance

   Antonyms:
   luckiness, good fortune, good luck

3. misfortune, bad lucknoun

   unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

   Synonyms:
   mishap, misfortune, tough luck, ill luck, mischance

   Antonyms:
   good luck, good fortune, luckiness

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1. Pablo Carreno Busta:

   I think that it was bad luck, no? You cannot do this, but of course I think that Novak never, never wants to hit the line umpire.

2. Bob Forrester:

   Here you have a young man who volunteers to go to war to help preserve the United States and United States opportunities, at the same time, he thinks he’s going to be a pilot but has the bad luck of not being a pilot because of his blue eyes, or his color blindness. Which also happened to be one of the things that got him such good movie roles, aside from being a great actor, of course. But it was his experience out there that made him realize the difference between people was circumstance.

3. Henry Ward Beecher:

   I never knew an early-rising, hard-working, prudent man, careful of his earnings, and strictly honest who complained of bad luck.

4. Nguyen Dieu Hong:

   In a country where cats are still served as foods and stray cats being mistreated are popular, the event is a chance to raise awareness among people, cat is not a sign of bad luck as many Vietnamese think and should be filled with love.

5. Original Unknown:

   If it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all