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bad luck

NOUN
rotten break
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adversity hard time hardship misfortune setback tragedy
WEAK
bad break blow devil's own luck hard cheese hard luck ill luck mischance raw deal reverse rotten luck tough break tough luck
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advantage blessing boon favor success

Example Sentences

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Tradition calls for spending the day outdoors to ward off bad luck.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

“Bad years for the S&P 500 are due to very specific factors, not just bad luck or arbitrary changes in investor sentiment,” said Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek, in commentary shared with MarketWatch on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

No college basketball fan weeps for the Blue Devils’ bad luck, but Duke knows better than most that a great regular season doesn’t guarantee a championship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

But it was Russell's bad luck to join Mercedes just as they made a hash of the new regulations that were introduced in 2022.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

We still do not know what causes the difference of outcomes between these three women—but it is some combination of age, exposures, other genes, and bad luck.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee