English > tough luck: 1 sense > noun 1, state| Meaning | An unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes. |
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| Synonyms | misfortune, bad luck, ill luck |
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| Narrower | adversity, hardship, hard knocks | A state of misfortune or affliction |
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| 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) |
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| Opposite | good fortune, luckiness, good luck | An auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes |
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| Spanish | desdicha, desgracia, desventura, infortunio, mala suerte |
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| Catalan | calamitat, desgràcia, desventura, infortuni, mala sort, malastrugança |
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