vicissitude [noun]

Definition of vicissitude:

  • A change in circumstances or fortune, often one that is unwelcome or unpleasant.
  • A natural change or alternation.

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Sentence/Example of vicissitude:

The farmer's life is subject to the vicissitudes of the weather.

She endured the vicissitudes of life with courage and resilience.

The stock market is known for its rapid vicissitudes.

The vicissitudes of love can be both joyful and painful.

Businesses must be prepared to adapt to the vicissitudes of the market.

The vicissitudes of war brought hardship to countless families.

He faced the vicissitudes of his career with determination.

The vicissitudes of fortune can be unpredictable.

The company weathered the vicissitudes of the economic downturn.

The vicissitudes of life can test one's character.

The vicissitudes of fame can be overwhelming.

She accepted the vicissitudes of aging gracefully.

The vicissitudes of politics can lead to unexpected outcomes.

The vicissitudes of nature can be both beautiful and destructive.

The vicissitudes of friendship can be challenging.

The vicissitudes of love can be a rollercoaster of emotions.

The vicissitudes of life can teach valuable lessons.

The vicissitudes of travel can be exciting and unpredictable.

The vicissitudes of the human condition are a constant source of fascination.

The vicissitudes of technology can make it difficult to keep up.

The vicissitudes of the job market can be stressful.

The vicissitudes of relationships can be heartbreaking.

The vicissitudes of life can be a source of strength.

The vicissitudes of the human spirit are inspiring.

The vicissitudes of time can change everything.

But, on the whole, death and vicissitude had done very little.

Every grief hath that opportunity of cure; every joy that peril of vicissitude.

The Sun shone on it: the vicissitude of seasons and human fortunes.

What dark treasure-houses of vicissitude and woe are our memories become!

London had hitherto been true to him through every vicissitude.

When a child, I was abandoned to every vicissitude—and I am lost.

But beside this Annual Vicissitude of the quinoxes, not to say, of the 4.

So great a vicissitude in his life could not at once be received as real.

There was a formula of prayer adapted to every vicissitude of life.

His behaviour at supper was a vicissitude of startings and reveries.