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   Mis·ad·ven·ture

   /ˌmisədˈven(t)SHər/

   

   noun

   • 1. an unfortunate incident; a mishap: "an expensive misadventure in financial services"

   Word Origin Middle English (in misadventure (sense 2 of the noun)): from Old French mesaventure, from mesavenir ‘turn out badly’.

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   • [countable, uncountable] (formal) bad luck or a small accident synonym mishap Definition of misadventure noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does misventure mean?

   • an unfortunate undertaking; misadventure. Like all good knights of misventure, I fainted and fell down upon the floor. Misventure definition: an unfortunate undertaking; misadventure.. See examples of MISVENTURE used in a sentence.

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   What does death by misadventure mean?

   • Fatal mishap or misfortune. Now chiefly in death by misadventure noun death caused accidentally, with or without the involvement of an (innocent) second party; similarly homicide by misadventure (chiefly U.S.). Cf. Phrases P.3. Cum nule felounie ou mesauenture soit avenue.

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   • • He survived a series of misadventures, including the loss of his boat and a stint in jail. • A titillating evening of non-stop misadventure awaits. • They saved themselves from a terrible misadventure by testing their dream-before they tried to live it. • My third misadventure of the trip happened while we were in Wellington.

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   Law. Fatal mishap or misfortune. Now chiefly in death by misadventure noun death caused accidentally, with or without the involvement of an (innocent) second party; similarly homicide by misadventure (chiefly U.S.). Cf. Phrases P.3.

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