Polyglot Dictionary

desgracia

/desˈɣɾasja/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las desgracias

Meaning

  1. misfortune

    • Fue una desgracia.

      It was a misfortune.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

desdicha

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

Practice

1 What does desgracia mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fue una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desgracia?

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