desdicha

/desˈðitʃa/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
desdichas

Meaning

  1. misfortune

    • Vivió en la desdicha.

      He lived in misfortune.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

desgracia

desdicha and desgracia are close synonyms for "misfortune"; desgracia is more common and everyday, desdicha more literary.

Practice

1 What does desdicha mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vivió en la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desdicha?

noun

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