ill luck en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) Bad luck; misluck; misfortune.
Then, as we have reported, bogie defects came to light on the first few production "Deltics" [...]; these have now been remedied, but inevitably deliveries, trial running and particularly crew training were retarded as a result, so that once again ill luck has dogged the East Coast Route timetable planners.
1961 September, “Background to the new winter timetables of the East Coast”, in Modern Railways, page 528:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ill-luck | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
adversity · unluckiness · ill luck · tough luck · hard luck · mischance · misluck · mishap · misadventure · disadventure · unfortunateness · illfare · unluck · misfortune · hard luck · unluck · bad cess · bad luck · adverseness