different between handicap vs misfortune
handicap
English
Etymology
From hand in cap, in reference to holding the game stakes in a cap.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?hænd?kæp/
Noun
handicap (countable and uncountable, plural handicaps)
- Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
- An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
- (sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
- A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
- (obsolete, uncountable, card games) An old card game, similar to lanterloo.
Derived terms
- Benghazi Handicap
Translations
Verb
handicap (third-person singular simple present handicaps, present participle handicapping, simple past and past participle handicapped)
- (transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
- (transitive, figuratively, by extension) To place at disadvantage.
- To estimate betting odds.
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English handicap.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???n.di?k?p/
Noun
handicap m (plural handicaps, diminutive handicapje n)
- disability
- handicap, disadvantage
- (sports, golf) handicap, measure of ability
Finnish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English handicap.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?hændikæp/, [?hændikæp]
Noun
handicap
- (anglicism) handicap (allowance)
Declension
Synonyms
- tasoitus
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English handicap.
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /??.di.kap/
Noun
handicap m (plural handicaps)
- handicap
- disability
Derived terms
- handicapé
Further reading
- “handicap” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English handicap.
Noun
handicap m (invariable)
- handicap (disability; horserace)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English handicap.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: han?di?cap
Noun
handicap m (uncountable)
- handicap, disadvantage
- advantage
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English handicap.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /andi?kap/, [ãn?.d?i?kap]
Noun
handicap m (plural handicaps)
- handicap
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misfortune
English
Etymology
mis- +? fortune
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /m?s?f??t??n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /m?s?f??t?u?n/
Noun
misfortune (countable and uncountable, plural misfortunes)
- (uncountable) Bad luck.
- 2012, July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
- Cycling's complex etiquette contains an unwritten rule that riders in contention for a race win should not be penalised for sheer misfortune.
- The worst tour I have ever had the misfortune to experience.
- It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training. - Ulysses S. Grant
- 2012, July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
- (countable) an undesirable event such as an accident
- 1839, Charles Robert Darwin, The Voyage of the Beagle., Chapter X
- The snowstorm, which was the cause of their misfortune, happened in the middle of January, corresponding to our July, and in the latitude of Durham!
- She had to come to terms with a number of misfortunes.
- 1839, Charles Robert Darwin, The Voyage of the Beagle., Chapter X
Synonyms
- (bad luck): mishap, misluck, mischance, ill luck, hard luck, tough luck, luckless
- (undesirable event): adversity, nakba
Antonyms
- (bad luck): luck, good luck, fortune, good fortune
- (undesirable event): fortuity
Related terms
- misfortunate
Translations
Anagrams
- uniformest
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