misadventure

noun mis·ad·ven·ture \ ˌmi-səd-ˈven-chər \

Updated on: 16 Apr 2018

Definition of misadventure

: misfortune, mishap

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Examples of misadventure in a Sentence

His vacation turned into a series of misadventures.
a string of financial misadventures eventually left him broke

Recent Examples of misadventure from the Web

But today, the saga of the Robinson family and their cosmic misadventures continues with the premiere of the Lost in Space reboot on Netflix.

— alice bell, Vogue, "Lost in Space Is Back! Why the Series’ Iconic Space Age Fashion Remains Relevant Today," 13 Apr. 2018
Beverly Cleary, the author who treated generations of young adults to the misadventures of Ramona Quimby and her little sister Beezus, celebrates her 102nd birthday today.

— meghan overdeep, Southern Living, "Living Legend Beverly Cleary Turns 102 Today!," 12 Apr. 2018
In the vast countryside, the pair seem closed in by their aloneness, and their serial misadventures only emphasize their vulnerability.

— peter rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, "'Lean on Pete' is a tale of a boy and his horse," 6 Apr. 2018
Take, for example, the misadventures of a zooplankton called a copepod.

— matt simon, WIRED, "Robot Microscopes Demystify Plankton, the Sea's Most Vital Residents," 22 Mar. 2018
In April, that show is the latest adaptation of the misadventures of the Robinson family.

— joanna robinson, HWD, "What’s New on Netflix in April," 21 Mar. 2018
Google’s attempt to clone Facebook, Google+, was a sad misadventure.

— owen thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, "How Facebook’s platform made it worth billions — and set it up for a fall," 20 Mar. 2018
But even though the condo units sold well, the development was mired in financial misadventure and allegations of dirty money flowing through its books.

— kevin hall and glenn garvin, miamiherald, "How did a young Miami Beach financier snatch a hotel away from Donald Trump? | Miami Herald," 12 Mar. 2018
Irgo's misadventure began a day after a French bulldog puppy died aboard a United flight after a flight attendant required a passenger to put her pet carrier in the overhead bin.

— Bloomberg.com, "Dog Sent Overseas By Mistake Returned to Kansas Family," 16 Mar. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of misadventure

Middle English mesaventure, from Anglo-French, from mesavenir to turn out badly, from mes- mis- + avenir to happen, from Latin advenire — more at adventure

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First Known Use: 14th century

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