Misfortune and Torture

Misfortune

Misfortune noun - Bad luck or an example of this.

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

Torture noun - A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.

Usage example: it's torture for me to see you so unhappy

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Misfortune and torture are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Misfortune" instead a noun "Torture".

Nearby Words: tortured, torturous, torturing, torturer

old	old misfortune	old torture
good	good misfortune	good torture
endless	endless misfortune	endless torture
sheer	sheer misfortune	sheer torture
Other adjectives: painful, actual, constant, massive, extreme, serious, horrible, repeated, general, eternal, further, aforementioned.

Furthermore, all the numbers are synonymous with death or misfortune in different culturesnote In addition to the linked tropes for 4 and 13, 9 is synonymous with "torture" in Japanese kanji.

Source: Manga / Outlaw Star
In Part III, the host of the Vegas death show, 'Wheel of Misfortune' release the protagonist from the torture chair, just before Carter was about to kill him as a Take That towards Carter.

Source: Film / Hostel

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