Noun: tough luck túf lúk
Usage: informal
- An unfortunate state resulting from unfavourable outcomes
"It was tough luck that his car broke down on the way to the job interview";
- misfortune, bad luck, ill luck
Usage: informal
- Used unsympathetically in response to bad luck or hardship, suggesting it's not important or was deserved
- hard cheese [Brit, informal], hard luck [Brit, informal]
- Expression of sympathy, commiserations or regret on a bad outcome
- bad luck [informal], hard luck [informal], rotten luck [informal], worse luck [informal]
Derived forms: tough lucks
Type of: circs [Brit, informal], circumstances, destiny, fate, fortune, lot, luck, portion
Antonym: good fortune