misadventure

[ mis-uhd-ven-cher ]

/ ˌmɪs ədˈvɛn tʃər /

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noun

an instance of bad fortune; mishap.

Origin of misadventure

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

SYNONYMS FOR misadventure

mischance, accident; disaster, calamity, catastrophe.

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Words nearby misadventure

miry, miryachit, mirza, MIS, misaddress, misadventure, misadvise, misalign, misaligned, misalliance, misallocate

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Example sentences from the Web for misadventure

But as it turns out, Brown had his own Latin misadventure, one that may have skirted the law.
Jerry Brown's Castro Trouble|A. L. Bardach|October 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Strange to say, he was none the worse of the misadventure, but did his part nobly at the Royal feast that followed.
The Island Queen|R.M. Ballantyne
With the Little Pal, no day had ever seemed too long, no misadventure but had had its spice.
The Princess Passes|Alice Muriel Williamson and Charles Norris Williamson
Her death was, he said, the result of a misadventure, she having accidently taken the wrong medicine.
By the Barrow River|Edmund Leamy

Before this misadventure Nial had been what Mr. Morrison himself called "a waefu' bairn."
Pharais and The Mountain Lovers|Fiona Macleod
When I got to the Post and was admitted to him, I saw that my misadventure was not over.
Romany of the Snows|Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for misadventure

misadventure

/ (ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃə) /

noun

an unlucky event; misfortune

law accidental death not due to crime or negligence

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单词	misadventure
释义	misadventure [ mis-uhd-ven-cher ] / ˌmɪs ədˈvɛn tʃər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR misadventure ON THESAURUS.COM noun an instance of bad fortune; mishap. Origin of misadventure 1250–1300; mis-¹ + adventure; replacing Middle English mesaventure<Old French SYNONYMS FOR misadventure mischance, accident; disaster, calamity, catastrophe. SEE SYNONYMS FOR misadventure ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby misadventure miry, miryachit, mirza, MIS, misaddress, misadventure, misadvise, misalign, misaligned, misalliance, misallocate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for misadventure But as it turns out, Brown had his own Latin misadventure, one that may have skirted the law. Jerry Brown's Castro Trouble\|A. L. Bardach\|October 5, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Strange to say, he was none the worse of the misadventure, but did his part nobly at the Royal feast that followed. The Island Queen\|R.M. Ballantyne With the Little Pal, no day had ever seemed too long, no misadventure but had had its spice. The Princess Passes\|Alice Muriel Williamson and Charles Norris Williamson Her death was, he said, the result of a misadventure, she having accidently taken the wrong medicine. By the Barrow River\|Edmund Leamy Before this misadventure Nial had been what Mr. Morrison himself called "a waefu' bairn." Pharais and The Mountain Lovers\|Fiona Macleod When I got to the Post and was admitted to him, I saw that my misadventure was not over. Romany of the Snows\|Gilbert Parker British Dictionary definitions for misadventure misadventure / (ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃə) / noun an unlucky event; misfortune law accidental death not due to crime or negligence Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to misadventure woe, misfortune, blunder, reverse, accident, catastrophe, lapse, setback, mischance, failure, calamity, debacle, cataclysm, adversity, slip, error, tragedy, casualty, disaster, faux pas
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misadventure

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Origin of misadventure

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