Collocations for misfortune - noun
ADJ.
great | sheer
VERB + MISFORTUNE
be dogged by, have, suffer
The expedition was dogged by misfortune. | I had the misfortune to share a room with someone who snored loudly.
The expedition was dogged by misfortune. | I had the misfortune to share a room with someone who snored loudly.
MISFORTUNE + VERB
befall sb, strike
Misfortune struck before they had even left the harbour.
Misfortune struck before they had even left the harbour.
PHRASES
be sb''s misfortune
He is the rudest man it has ever been my misfortune to meet.
He is the rudest man it has ever been my misfortune to meet.