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
There is not much to say about that misadventure, other than that some people still haven’t gotten the memo about dissociative anesthetics and bathtubs.
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Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
But the operation was not without misadventure against the Ravens, with kicker Joshua Karty missing a field goal off the right upright and long snapper Alex Ward delivering a high snap on the team’s second attempt.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
His misadventure begins, as so many of Robinson’s sketches do, with a humiliation.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
In this case, the golden retriever's misadventure highlighted the gap between enthusiasm and execution, especially in the demanding work of herding livestock.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
But the operation was not without misadventure against the Ravens, with kicker Joshua Karty missing a field goal off the right upright and long snapper Alex Ward delivering a high snap on the team’s second attempt.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
His misadventure begins, as so many of Robinson’s sketches do, with a humiliation.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
In this case, the golden retriever's misadventure highlighted the gap between enthusiasm and execution, especially in the demanding work of herding livestock.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misadventure
Noun
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Mistakes, misfortunes, even tragedy, toxic secrets from the past—anything can happen, or may have happened.—
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24 Oct. 2025
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Sacramento Kings general manager Scott Perry and coach Doug Christie are trying to pick up the pieces after a season of chaos caused their predecessors to lose their jobs, but so far fate and misfortune seem to be conspiring against them.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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But tragedies like these also reflect the vulnerability of this refugee population – with the overall reduction in support causing a cascade effect for those already living on a knife edge of survival.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Mistakes, misfortunes, even tragedy, toxic secrets from the past—anything can happen, or may have happened.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Misadventure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misadventure. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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