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Vicissitude
01
the inherent tendency of life or nature to change, often through a cycle of alternating conditions such as prosperity and hardship, growth and decay, or joy and sorrow
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
vicissitudes
Examples
The vicissitudes of the seasons shaped the rhythm of village life.
02
a change, often unexpected, in one's situation or fortune
Examples
He endured the vicissitudes of a career in politics.
