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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’.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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