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bad luck

bad luck
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bad luhk]
    • /bæd lʌk/
    • /bæd lʌk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bad luhk]
    • /bæd lʌk/

Definitions of bad luck words

  • convention bad luck You can say 'Bad luck', or 'Hard luck', to someone when you want to express sympathy to them. 3
  • noun bad luck misfortune 1
  • interjection bad luck commiserations 1
  • noun bad luck (Uncountable Noun) Misfortune. 0

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Parts of speech for Bad luck

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bad luck popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for bad luck

noun bad luck

  • misfortune — adverse fortune; bad luck.
  • hardship — a condition that is difficult to endure; suffering; deprivation; oppression: a life of hardship.
  • setback — Surveying. the interval by which a chain or tape exceeds the length being measured.
  • tragedy — a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster: stunned by the tragedy of so many deaths.
  • adversity — an unfortunate event or incident

Antonyms for bad luck

noun bad luck

  • advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
  • favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
  • boon — You can describe something as a boon when it makes life better or easier for someone.
  • success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
  • blessing — A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.

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