as in misfortune
bad luck or an example of this
a string of financial misadventures eventually left him broke
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Recent Examples of misadventure
The show focuses on teaching pre-school children the concept of opposites through the misadventures of two fish best friends (one is red and the other is blue, of course).
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 26 Aug. 2025
Another possibility is that hominins living on the coast of mainland Southeast Asia could have been swept out to sea by a tsunami, and some of them could have been lucky enough to survive the misadventure and wash ashore someplace like Sulawesi, Flores, or Luzon (RIP to any others).
—ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
New adventures and misadventures await Penny Proud and her fam.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
Set in the fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Nova Scotia, the show follows the misadventures of a group of residents, focusing on the lives of Ricky (Wells), Julian (Tremblay) and Bubbles (Smith).
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 26 Aug. 2025
Another possibility is that hominins living on the coast of mainland Southeast Asia could have been swept out to sea by a tsunami, and some of them could have been lucky enough to survive the misadventure and wash ashore someplace like Sulawesi, Flores, or Luzon (RIP to any others).
—ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
New adventures and misadventures await Penny Proud and her fam.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
Set in the fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Nova Scotia, the show follows the misadventures of a group of residents, focusing on the lives of Ricky (Wells), Julian (Tremblay) and Bubbles (Smith).
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misadventure
Noun
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Amid the Mets' misfortunes, Michael Kay, a radio host and play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees, decided to weigh in.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Unimaginable misfortunes have the Ravens in this precarious situation, and certainly could continue.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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After the tragedy, Gibson's attorney said the actor had since rehomed his beloved mastiffs.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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There are too many stories, too many tragedies, and too many silver linings to properly detail, especially as the national media spotlight has long moved on to the next crisis.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Misadventure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misadventure. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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