Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Misfortune and fail are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Misfortune" instead a noun "Fail".
Misfortune
Misfortune noun - Bad luck or an example of this.
Fail and misfortune are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fail" instead a noun "Misfortune".
Both words in one sentence
- This is then promptly lampshaded when the guy goes mad from his misfortune—though our leads, being Jerk Asses, fail to notice or care.
Source: Victimized Bystander -
A series of murder attempts that should have succeeded but fail through outrageous misfortune.
Source: Coincidental Dodge - Others had the misfortune of having bad teachers, or maybe they actually fail at handling higher mathematics.
Source: Calculus Is Arcane Knowledge
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