To meet with or encounter something bad, such as an attack, failure, or criticism

To meet with or encounter something, usually a misfortune, a calamity, or an enemy.

To suffer or be subjected to something unfortunate, such as a loss, disaster, or setback

to suffer a tragic or terrible fate, such as death, defeat, or disaster

To meet with misfortune or suffer a calamity

the area or space all around; vicinity

To avoid suffering from or being subjected to something unpleasant, such as a disaster, accident, or hardship; to be spared from.

to suffer or meet with something unfortunate many times

to endure hardships or physical pain; to suffer from a difficult situation

(military) a battle or engagement that occurs when two opposing forces meet unexpectedly; skirmish

the very first time; for the first time in one's life

To encounter a catastrophe, calamity, or great misfortune; to be robbed.

To encounter or meet with, often referring to a significant event or misfortune.

To suffer from a disaster or calamity, especially referring to natural disasters

to run into disaster; to come to grief

one's lot in life; the experiences and situation one encounters; often used in literary contexts to describe one's fate or luck

to suffer or meet with misfortune unexpectedly or through no fault of one's own; to endure

To narrowly escape a life-threatening accident or disaster; to come close to an unfortunate death

To suffer from a plague; to meet with a disaster or endure bad luck

Used to describe something that is happening for the very first time in one's life or experience.

(literary) to lose one's father or mother, originally a self-deprecating term used by King Cheng of Zhou when mourning his father

the entire surrounding area; all the way around

one time; one turn; one instance of doing something

a relationship develops quickly; to be strangers at the first meeting but familiar by the second

the area or surroundings on all sides; everywhere in the vicinity

when it rains, it pours; used to describe a situation where one misfortune follows another in quick succession

(idiom) a succession of misfortunes has occurred; to suffer one mishap after another

To meet with a terrible disaster; to suffer a tragic death or misfortune.

misfortune never comes alone; used to describe a situation where one bad thing after another happens

to be treated with indifference or given the cold shoulder; to be ignored

to meet with a refusal; to have an application or request turned down

to meet with disapproval; to be looked down upon or treated with disdain

(slang) to suffer serious consequences or harm; to be dealt a crushing blow or experience a major setback

To narrowly avoid or almost experience an unfortunate event

a person of great power or talent who has lost their position and is being bullied by those far beneath them; usually paired with the image of a tiger on the plains being bullied by dogs