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- Dictionarymis·ad·ven·ture/ˌmisədˈven(t)SHər/
noun
- 1. an unfortunate incident; a mishap: "an expensive misadventure in financial services"
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Misadventure is a literary term for an accident or bad luck, or a comic or unfortunate experience. Learn how to use it in sentences, see related words and phrases, and find out the difference between misadventure and death by misadventure.
- MISADVENTURE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary
MISADVENTURE meaning: 1. an accident or bad luck 2. the...
- MISADVENTURE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary
Misadventure is a noun that means misfortune or mishap, especially an accident that causes serious injury or death without negligence or wrongful purpose. See synonyms, examples, word history, and legal definition of misadventure.
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.
Misadventure is a literary term for an accident or bad luck, or a comic or unfortunate experience. Learn how to use it in sentences, see related words and phrases, and find out the difference between misadventure and death by misadventure.
Misadventure definition: an instance of bad fortune; mishap.. See examples of MISADVENTURE used in a sentence.
Misadventure is an unlucky event or accident, or a law term for accidental death not due to crime or negligence. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of misadventure in English and Spanish.
noun. /ˌmɪsədˈventʃə (r)/ /ˌmɪsədˈventʃər/ [uncountable] (British English, law) death caused by accident, rather than as a result of a crime. a verdict of death by misadventure. Want to learn more?
