1) a person, thing, that brings bad luck (jinx)
2) (an event caused by) bad luck or an accident (misadventure)
3) (an instance of) bad luck (mischance)
4) (an instance of) bad luck (which is more usual) (misfortune)
5) suggesting evil or the likelihood of bad luck (sinister)
a sudden event causing great suffering and destruction e.g. a flood
calamity; unhappy conclusion
(a) large or sudden misfortune (e.g. a flood or fire, an earthquake, a serious defeat in war, the loss of a large sum of money)
accident, trouble
failure to keep, maintain or use something
misfortune, deficit; something misplaced or lost
(an instance of) bad luck (which is more usual)
disaster
(an example of) a form of drama in which there is conflict and suffering and a sad ending; (an instance of) a very sad event, experience etc in real life
disaster
(a cause of) trouble, grief
pain, unhappiness
