misadventure

[ mis-uhd-ven-cher ]
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noun
  1. an instance of bad fortune; mishap.

Origin of misadventure

1
1250–1300; mis-1 + adventure; replacing Middle English mesaventure<Old French

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misadventure

/ (ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃə) /


noun
  1. an unlucky event; misfortune

  2. law accidental death not due to crime or negligence

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