misadventure

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

|Updated on: 10 Jun 2018

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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 musical, adapted from the British film, chronicles the misadventures of unemployed steelworkers who take to stripping as a way to pay the bills.

— kt hawbaker, chicagotribune.com, "Theo Ubique will inaugurate new home with season that includes 'Hedwig' and 'The Full Monty'," 6 June 2018
O’Connell’s experience does appear to have been a misinformed misadventure, as Acne Studios confirmed that the T-shirt is indeed a carryover style.

— jacob gallagher, WSJ, "What to Do When Your Favorite Clothing Item Gets Discontinued," 4 June 2018
Ebstein, who opens the book with an essay describing her own misadventures in her 20s, suggests that recalling challenging times in younger years may help forge new understanding, empathy, and appreciation of generational differences.

— cindy cantrell, BostonGlobe.com, "Listening to millennials," 17 May 2018
The misadventure apparently happened a day after someone ran over a drain pipe in the yard with a lawn mower, leaving a gaping hole big enough for the puppy to fall through, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

— caitlin o'kane, CBS News, "Firefighters rescue little boy's puppy stuck upside down in drain pipe," 17 May 2018
Eventually stretching to 16 novels, the Pretty Little Liars juggernaut followed the misadventures of four teenage wannabes who cope with blackmail threats and worse after their Queen Bee mysteriously vanishes.

— maureen corrigan, Philly.com, "'The Elizas' by Sara Shepard: No 'Pretty Little Liars,' in fact not much at all," 2 May 2018
My misadventure at Perfumarie reminds me of the perils of vintage fragrances.

— john brodie, Town & Country, "Why Some Perfumers Are Betting That Fragrance Gets Better With Age," 30 Apr. 2018
Injuries nearly sank the Mets in 2016 and capsized them last season, when every day seemed to bring another medical misadventure.

— tyler kepner, New York Times, "Injuries Start to Creep Into the Mets’ Feel-Good Story," 13 Apr. 2018
Not the salacious, dramatic, second-hand charge of Berryman’s misadventures and remorse, of Cheever deserting his family to drink unfettered, of Rhys getting drunk while her baby dies.

— sophie gilbert, The Atlantic, "Writing and Alcohol: A Reckoning," 6 Apr. 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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