Unglück — meaning in English
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English meaning
- accident noun An unplanned event, often unfortunate, that happens without anyone intending it.
- casualty noun An unlucky event that occurs unexpectedly, such as an accident or disaster.
- catastrophe noun A sudden, large-scale disaster with severe consequences.
- disaster noun A sudden event, natural or man-made, that causes serious damage, loss of life, or destruction.
- misfortune noun Bad luck, or an unlucky event.
- unhappiness noun The state or feeling of not being happy.
Senses
Unglück is used for these senses in English:
- accident An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
- casualty Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
- catastrophe Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
- disaster An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
- misfortune (countable) An undesirable event such as an accident.
- unhappiness The feeling of not being happy.
accident — full definition
- noun An unplanned event, often unfortunate, that happens without anyone intending it.
- noun A crash involving a vehicle or other form of transport.
casualty — full definition
- noun An unlucky event that occurs unexpectedly, such as an accident or disaster.
- noun A person who has been hurt or killed in an accident or through violence.
- noun A person who has died, rather than just been injured, in an accident or through violence; a fatality.
- noun A member of the armed forces who becomes unable to serve, for reasons such as death, injury, illness, being captured or deserting.
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