List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 240

SYNONYMS: misfortune, adversity, mishap, mischance.
These nouns all refer to a state or an instance of ill fortune or bad luck.

Misfortune, which applies most broadly, often suggests the operation of distressing circumstances beyond the victim's control: She had the misfortune to become gravely ill.
Adversity frequently implies continuing hardship or affliction: debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity.
Both mishap and mischance connote slight or negligible incidents or consequences: They arrived at their destination without any mishaps. By mischance I dialed a wrong number.