ill-fortune

English

Alternative forms

• ill fortune

Etymology

From ill +‎ fortune.

Noun

ill-fortune (plural ill-fortunes)

1. Bad luck; misfortune
   • 2021 May 15, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-1 Leicester”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     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.