desgracia

/desˈɡɾaθja/ · B1 · noun · f

shame

des- (un-) + gracia (grace, favour) = fallen out of grace → misfortune

Same build as English dis-grace, but Spanish leans on the luck sense: gracia is favour or good fortune, des- removes it. So desgracia is mostly misfortune or a mishap; por desgracia = unfortunately.

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