misadventure

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

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

The Brewers and Reds might still be playing if not for a slight misadventure on the bases in the eighth inning with Cincinnati leading, 11-9.

— tom haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A loss is still a loss but offensive explosion might allow Brewers to finally exhale," 12 Aug. 2017
The embarrassing misadventures on the base paths began in the third inning when Dee Gordon ran the Marlins out of their first threat against Gray.

— craig davis, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Giancarlo Stanton second Marlin to hit 40 homers; sparks comeback win over Rockies," 12 Aug. 2017
Here's hoping that Brienne, Pod, and Arya eventually team up for some misadventures.

— matt miller, Esquire, "Game of Thrones Did Much More Than Torch People With Dragons Last Night," 7 Aug. 2017
From the book Dressed Up For a Riot: Misadventures in Putin's Moscow.

— michael idov, Billboard, "Partying With Trump Associate Emin Agalarov: Inside the Surreal World of Moscow's Moneyed Music Scene," 17 July 2017
One of the things I was known for writing about early in my time as a columnist was Maintenance Manor, a scene of ongoing misadventures in home improvement.

— tim woodward, idahostatesman, "Home improvement project got you down? Cheer up. This one was probably worse.," 14 July 2017
A new book by Cyrus Bozorgmehr, the advisor for the Once Upon a Time in Shaolin project, is devoted to telling the story of this grand misadventure in 288 pages.

— winston cook-wilson, Billboard, "New Book Explains How Martin Shkreli Ended Up Buying That Rare Wu-Tang Clan Album," 11 July 2017
For Winston, that likely points to an off-the-field misadventure.

— george diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Jameis Winston breaks cliché mold with 'Greatest Ever' expectations," 9 July 2017
Tired of Gru’s identity crisis and craving the comforts of old-fashioned villainy, the Minions resign in protest and spend much of the movie off by themselves, utterly oblivious to their former master and his latest round of imbecilic misadventures.

— justin chang, latimes.com, "'Despicable Me 3' is so bad it's almost unendurable," 29 June 2017

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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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