misluck

English edit

Alternative forms edit

misluk (Scotland)

Etymology edit

From mis- +‎ luck.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /mɪsˈlʌk/

Noun edit

misluck (uncountable)

Ill luck; misfortune.
- 1997, Michael von Albrecht, Gareth L. Schmeling, A History of Roman Literature:
  [...] misluck would have it, however, that this emperor reigned no longer than half a year.
- 2007, Raymond Hickey, Irish English:
  If Good- for-little had been buried, it had been my Tommy, Who by misluck was placed to drive in.
- 2007, Robert C. Roberts, W. Jay Wood, Intellectual Virtues:
  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.

Derived terms edit

mislucky

Verb edit

misluck (third-person singular simple present mislucks, present participle mislucking, simple past and past participle mislucked)

(intransitive, archaic) To have ill luck; to be unlucky.

References edit

“misluck”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.