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
One is a deft comedy about the misadventures of two young brides in rural India.
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Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Mayan misadventures Trips have a way of upending family dynamics and hierarchies.
—Todd Miller, Contributor, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
Had Pep Guardiola's team not been putting together the bleakest run of form of the Catalan coach's managerial career, the spotlight would certainly have been on Mikel Arteta's men's misadventures.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
But by the end of the first season, the four have become inseparable — and the series manages to offer a fresh take on college-era misadventures and female friendships.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Mayan misadventures Trips have a way of upending family dynamics and hierarchies.
—Todd Miller, Contributor, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
Had Pep Guardiola's team not been putting together the bleakest run of form of the Catalan coach's managerial career, the spotlight would certainly have been on Mikel Arteta's men's misadventures.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
But by the end of the first season, the four have become inseparable — and the series manages to offer a fresh take on college-era misadventures and female friendships.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Misadventure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misadventure. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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