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
New adventures and misadventures await Penny Proud and her fam.
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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
While building the hotel Brando envisions, Judge and the local crew appear to undergo all kinds of misadventures, from skinny dipping to dangerous plane-flying to snorkeling with sharks.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Relationships are built on ongoing debates, recurring rituals and favorite gathering spots, all adding to the impression that this particular misadventure for Lee is just the latest shaggy-dog chapter in a shaggy-dog life of misadventures.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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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
While building the hotel Brando envisions, Judge and the local crew appear to undergo all kinds of misadventures, from skinny dipping to dangerous plane-flying to snorkeling with sharks.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Relationships are built on ongoing debates, recurring rituals and favorite gathering spots, all adding to the impression that this particular misadventure for Lee is just the latest shaggy-dog chapter in a shaggy-dog life of misadventures.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misadventure
Noun
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And yet the Dolphins have found a way to remain masters of mediocrity, prolonging the NFL’s longest playoff win drought with a combination of misfortune and missteps.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Savannah Guthrie had the misfortune of learning this in a very public forum — live on Today — this week.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Sep. 2025
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Watts said the child welfare agency also will maintain collaboration with public health officials, law enforcement and treatment providers to prevent tragedies connected to fentanyl and other drugs.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Here is the emphasis on the hardscrabble beginnings and obstacles to be overcome, here is the recognition of a truly raw but once-in-a-lifetime talent that converts the nonbelivers, here are the early wins and the training montages and the tragedies and the comebacks.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Misadventure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misadventure. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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