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ill luck
 

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Noun ill luck has 1 sense
  1. misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill luck - an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
    --1 is a kind of fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion
    --1 has particulars:
     weakness; adversity, hardship, hard knocks; gutter, sewer, toilet; hard cheese

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Ill Luck

Definition:

Ill luck refers to the state or condition of experiencing unfortunate or unfavorable events or circumstances.

Senses/Usages:

  1. Noun: Misfortune or bad luck.
  2. Adjective: Suggesting or indicating bad luck or unfortunate outcomes.
  3. Verb: (Rare) To bring bad luck upon someone or something.

Examples:

  1. Noun: I couldn't believe my ill luck when I didn't win the lottery.
  2. Noun: She has been experiencing a streak of ill luck in her personal relationships lately.
  3. Adjective: It was an ill-luck day as everything seemed to go wrong one after another.
  4. Verb: The cursed artifact was said to ill luck anyone who possessed it.

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