Pronunciations
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/mɪsˈlʌk/
Noun
Ill luck; misfortune.
Usage- Uncountable
- Examples
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[...] misluck would have it, however, that this emperor reigned no longer than half a year.
If Good- for-little had been buried, it had been my Tommy, Who by misluck was placed to drive in.
More examples (1)
Your belief is true and justified, but not knowledge. In this case you're unlucky enough to be driving through a neighborhood beset by deceptive appearances, but this misluck is corrected by your just.
Verb
To have ill luck; to be unlucky.
Usage- Archaic
- Intransitive