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   misadventure

   /ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃə/

   noun

   • 1. death caused by a person accidentally while performing a legal act without negligence or intent to harm: "the coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure"
   • 2. an unfortunate incident; a mishap: "the petty misdemeanours and misadventures of childhood"

   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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › misadventureMISADVENTURE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MISADVENTURE definition: 1. an accident or bad luck 2. the official expression used in court for a death that happens by…. Learn more.

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   bad luck, or an experience with a bad result. (Definition of misadventure from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of misadventure. misadventure. I would have enjoyed seeing a spinoff comedy about his zany misadventures with the other seniors in the nursing home. From TIME.

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   noun. mis· ad· ven· ture ˌmi-səd-ˈven-chər. Synonyms of misadventure. : misfortune, mishap. Synonyms. adversity. ill. knock. mischance. misfortune. mishap. tragedy. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of misadventure in a Sentence.

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   Ever climb a ladder and then, when you’re at the top, the ladder tips over, leaving you stranded up there? That’s the start of a misadventure, an unfortunate situation that happens because of bad luck. Kids are always having misadventures.

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   Misadventure definition: an instance of bad fortune; mishap.. See examples of MISADVENTURE used in a sentence.

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   noun. An unexpected and usually undesirable event: accident, casualty, contretemps, mischance, misfortune, mishap. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › misadventureMISADVENTURE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   noun. an instance of bad fortune; mishap.