Concept in Definition ABC
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, in Oct. 2010
According to the context in which it is used, the word misfortune You can refer different questions ...
Serious mishap that someone suffers while carrying out an activity
When someone suffers some mishap or adversity when carrying out an activity, job or mission, it is often referred to as a misfortune. “Juan is with me both in joys and in misfortunes, he is a very good friend. Unfortunately the car broke down in the middle of the road and we could not get to take the airplane.”
Misfortunes are difficult situations to overcome and the concept is especially associated with issues in which misfortune rules.
The misfortune can have different origins, that is, be caused by various things, such as, the conduct or behavior of a person, although, most of the unfortunate cases are due to chance, in Format of accidents that happen or of unexpected diseases that can attack us.
To fight or not in the face of misfortunes
Faced with these eventualities, one can be useless, being therefore incapable of fighting and overcoming the unfortunate situation that is put before him.
While on the contrary there are people who magnify themselves in the face of adversity and then they fight and fight to be able to overcome it and recover from whatever it is, an accident, a disease for following in the train of the mentioned examples.
Those who act in this last way do not sit around lamenting or analyzing the cause that unleashed the misfortune but are concerned with think the way out of that situation.
Made of dire features
On the other hand, the word misfortune is widely used at the behest of the succession of a event with disastrous characteristics such as an accident that causes the loss of a loved one, a layoff, an illness, among other alternatives. “His wife is pregnant and he has just lost his job, it is a real disgrace. A misfortune took my son so soon.”
Loss of consideration
Likewise, the term misfortune is used when one wants to account for the loss of consideration, affection or favor suffered by someone. “After the father's death, the family López fell from grace, nobody knew how to get his father's business afloat.”
This situation is very common to appreciate in life in general, and especially in life. politics, when a person holds power, he will have everyone by his side, making him "court", respecting him and fulfilling everything he proposes, while that person leaves power for the Whatever the reason, and especially if he does it due to corruption allegations, it is common for those who considered him so much to immediately move away from him so as not to be associated and lose reputation.
The famous friends of power, who when they see that someone has lost it, they move away and approach whoever has it.
Popular expressions
Meanwhile, the word misfortune also usually appears in everyday language associated with other terms to form very popular expressions such as: Unfortunately (unfortunately, unfortunately) "Unfortunately, Laura has not yet returned to the office" and personal misfortunes (the human victims of an accident) “the attack resulted in a thousand personal misfortunes.
In the face of misfortunes, human beings tend to get sad, cry inconsolably, scream, curse, among other reactions.
And it is common that it takes us time to recover from them.
Depending on the cases and the severity, it may be necessary to have the help of a professional of the psychology, that helps the person to overcome the misfortune suffered; this usually happens in those who fall into a depression after misfortune. Also medication, always prescribed by a professional, can help you recover faster.
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