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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.

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