Blessing and Misfortune

Opposite meaning words

Blessing noun - A prayer calling for divine care, protection, or favor.

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Misfortune is an antonym for blessing in topics: benefit, advantage.

Nearby Words: bless, blessed, blessedness, blest, blessedly

Misfortune noun - Bad luck or an example of this.

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Blessing is an antonym for misfortune in disaster topic.

particular	particular blessing	particular misfortune
simple	simple blessing	simple misfortune
small	small blessing	small misfortune
actual	actual blessing	actual misfortune
Other adjectives: massive, personal, greater.

Which make his amnesia as the side effect of the Blastor Form more of a blessing than a misfortune, really.

Source: Anime / Tekkaman Blade
In the Inheritance Cycle, Eragon tries to bless a newborn child, and his blessing includes a phrase that he thinks means 'May you be shielded from misfortune'.

Source: Magic Misfire

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