Misfortune and Torment

Misfortune

Misfortune noun - Bad luck or an example of this.

Torment and misfortune are semantically related In some cases you can use "Torment" instead a noun "Misfortune".

Torment

Torment noun - A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.
Usage example: the released soldiers gave interviews trying to explain to civilians the torment that prisoners of war experience

Misfortune and torment are semantically related in calamity topic. Sometimes you can use "Misfortune" instead a noun "Torment".

Nearby Words: tormented, tormenting, tormentor

How words are described

endless endless misfortune endless torment
perpetual perpetual misfortune perpetual torment
constant constant misfortune constant torment
extreme extreme misfortune extreme torment
Other adjectives: great, terrible, horrible, personal, new, shared, eternal, further, immense, hilarious, greatest, unending.
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