{
    "term": "misfortune",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "bad luck",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He has known great misfortune in his life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We **had the misfortune to** run into a violent storm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had the misfortune to share a room with someone who snored loudly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Misfortune struck before they had even left port."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The expedition was dogged by misfortune."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "personal"],
                "verb + misfortune": ["be dogged by", "have", "suffer"],
                "misfortune + verb": ["befall somebody", "strike"],
                "phrases": ["be somebody’s misfortune"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an accident, condition or event caused by bad luck",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She bore her misfortunes bravely."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "blow, disaster",
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "personal"],
                "verb + misfortune": ["be dogged by", "have", "suffer"],
                "misfortune + verb": ["befall somebody", "strike"],
                "phrases": ["be somebody’s misfortune"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌmɪsˈfɔːtʃuːn/",
                "audio": "mi/misfortune/misfortune__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌmɪsˈfɔːrtʃən/",
                "audio": "mi/misfortune/misfortune__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}