English > tough luck: 1 sense > noun 1, stateMeaning | An unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes. |
---|
Synonyms | misfortune, bad luck, ill luck |
---|
Narrower | adversity, hardship, hard knocks | A state of misfortune or affliction |
---|
gutter, sewer, toilet | misfortune resulting in lost effort or money |
hard cheese | bad luck |
weakness | The condition of being financially weak |
Broader | fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion | Your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens / happens to you) |
---|
Opposite | good fortune, luckiness, good luck | An auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes |
---|
Spanish | desdicha, desgracia, desventura, infortunio, mala suerte |
---|
Catalan | calamitat, desgràcia, desventura, infortuni, mala sort, malastrugança |
---|