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"a misfortune" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when you are referring to an unfortunate event or a bad luck situation. For example, "After losing his job, the man felt like he had been dealt a great misfortune."
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That could be a misfortune.
"A misfortune has befallen you.
It was a misfortune, not a crime.
It wasn't much of a misfortune.
But it is a misfortune, not a disaster.
TO LOSE one minister may be counted a misfortune.
The war was a fortune that became a misfortune.
To lose one competition may be regarded as a misfortune.
To have lost one (parent, kidney, glove) is a misfortune.
This was, originally, a misfortune for the government.
Being underestimated is, for some people, a misfortune.
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