hard luck

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hard luck

noun

uncountable Bad luck.
Similar: mischance, misfortune, adverseness, adversity, bad cess, bad luck, disadventure, hard luck, ill luck, illfare, misadventure, mishap

interjection

Expressed to someone suffering misfortune.
Similar: bad luck, hard cheese, hard lines, tough luck, cuhdear, hard luck, pity, shame, too bad, what a pity, what a shame, worse luck

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@misc{hard_luck_2026,
  title = {hard luck},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hard%20luck},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}