misfortune

And he is also, at the personal level, sensitive to the misfortunes of others.

Her parents did not speak to her of her misfortunes; she was left alone, which is perhaps what most girls would have liked best.

He seemed to rejoice in the misfortunes of his fellow-men, whilst he felt that his own further success in life was ended.

Now at a single stroke he would get even with the ungrateful earth, the cause of all his misfortunes.

The injustice and ingratitude of the sovereigns alone wounded his spirit, and he bore all his present misfortunes in silence.

I could not understand the import of these words when I was a child, but the misfortunes of my life have helped to explain them.