misadventure
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mis·ad·ven·ture
(mĭs′əd-vĕn′chər)n.
An instance of misfortune; a mishap.
[Middle English misaventure from Old French mesaventure, from mesavenir, to result in misfortune : mes-, badly; see mis-1 + avenir, to turn out (from Latin advenīre, to come to; see advent).]
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misadventure
(ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃə)n
1. an unlucky event; misfortune
2. (Law) law accidental death not due to crime or negligence
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mis•ad•ven•ture
(ˌmɪs ədˈvɛn tʃər)n.
misfortune; mishap.
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misadventure
Past participle: misadventured
Gerund: misadventuring
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| Noun | 1. |  misadventure - an instance of misfortune accident - an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury near miss - an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided derailment - an accident in which a train runs off its track ground loop - a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground misfortune, bad luck - unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event puncture - loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object trip, slip - an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills" crash - (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since" |
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misadventure
noun misfortune, accident, disaster, failure, reverse, setback, catastrophe, debacle, bad luck, calamity, mishap, bad break (informal), ill fortune, ill luck, mischance a verdict of death by misadventure
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misadventure
nounAn unexpected and usually undesirable event:
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misadventure
[ˌmɪsədˈventʃəʳ] N → desgracia f, contratiempo mdeath by misadventure (Jur) → muerte f accidental
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misadventure
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misadventure
[ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃəʳ] n → sfortuna, disavventuradeath by misadventure (Brit) (Law) → morte f accidentale
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misadventure
(misədˈventʃə) noun an unlucky happening or accident.
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misadventure
n. infortunio, desgracia; accidente.
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