Misfortune
Misfortune noun - Bad luck or an example of this.
Nemesis and misfortune are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nemesis" instead a noun "Misfortune".
Nemesis
Nemesis noun - One who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense.
Misfortune and nemesis are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Misfortune" instead a noun "Nemesis".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- defeat and misfortune
- defeat and nemesis
- doom and misfortune
- doom and nemesis
- destruction and misfortune
- destruction and nemesis
- ruin and misfortune
- ruin and nemesis
- bad luck and misfortune
- bad luck and nemesis
- affliction and misfortune
- affliction and nemesis
- failure and misfortune
- failure and nemesis
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Doctor Who: In Silver Nemesis there is a comet with a period of 25 years that, according to the Doctor, really does bring misfortune: it's actually an alien superweapon that somehow (ahem) wound up in a solar orbit.
Source: Comet of Doom
Cite this Source
Nemesis and Misfortune. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/misfortune/nemesis
Misfortune & Nemesis. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/misfortune/nemesis>.
Nemesis or Misfortune. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/misfortune/nemesis.
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