nieszczęście — meaning in English
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English meaning
- adversity noun Difficult or unfortunate circumstances; hardship.
- calamity noun A serious event that causes great damage, suffering, or loss.
- disaster noun A sudden event, natural or man-made, that causes serious damage, loss of life, or destruction.
- misery noun A state of deep unhappiness, suffering, or distress.
- misfortune noun Bad luck, or an unlucky event.
- mishap noun A minor accident or piece of bad luck, usually not serious.
- tragedy noun A serious play or story in which the main character comes to ruin, often through a personal flaw or fate.
- tribulation noun Any adversity; a trying period or event.
- unhappiness noun The state or feeling of not being happy.
- woe noun Deep sadness or distress, or a misfortune that causes it.
Senses
nieszczęście is used for these senses in English:
- adversity (uncountable) The state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity.
- adversity (countable) An event that is adverse; calamity.
- calamity An event resulting in great loss.
- 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.
- misery Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
- misery Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
- misfortune (uncountable) Bad luck.
- misfortune (countable) An undesirable event such as an accident.