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
Even if a trip turns out to be a misadventure, just getting to travel is still a thrill to Regan.
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2025
Oprah’s and Whoopi’s misadventure — flaunting their wealth and fame, using both as racial intimidation — tells of more than just rogue celebrity.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
Released on April 1, Enough recounts everything from Reid’s difficult childhood and relationship with her mother, to lonely nights in the back of her truck in Montana, to many misadventures in love.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2025
The plot centers a father and daughter who hit a unicorn with their car and the following misadventures that come when the father’s boss tries to use the unicorn’s magical properties for gain.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 13 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2025
Oprah’s and Whoopi’s misadventure — flaunting their wealth and fame, using both as racial intimidation — tells of more than just rogue celebrity.
—Armond White, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
Released on April 1, Enough recounts everything from Reid’s difficult childhood and relationship with her mother, to lonely nights in the back of her truck in Montana, to many misadventures in love.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2025
The plot centers a father and daughter who hit a unicorn with their car and the following misadventures that come when the father’s boss tries to use the unicorn’s magical properties for gain.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misadventure
Noun
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Animals with black fur are adopted less often as people associate the color with bad luck and misfortune, according to an article from Dogster.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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As Snow White continues to face controversy and underwhelming box office numbers, Bill Maher is poking fun at the movie’s latest misfortune.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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More crucially, comedy and tragedy are allowed to coexist as parallel realities.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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Few legacies in American motorsports carry the same weight, and even fewer families are as synonymous with both triumph and tragedy.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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“Misadventure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misadventure. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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