Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tough_luck
1 sense of tough luck
Sense 1
misfortune, bad luck, tough luck, ill luck -- (an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes)
=> fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion -- (your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion")