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      misfortunes
      noun
      an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
      unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
      Roots
      missimis- · Germanic · wrongly, badlyfortuna-fortun · Latin · luck, fortune
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      The word misfortunes breaks down into 2 roots of Germanic and Latin origin: mis-, from Germanic missi (“wrongly, badly”); and -fortun, from Latin fortuna (“luck, fortune”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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