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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"

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

    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.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › misadventureMisadventure Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of MISADVENTURE is misfortune, mishap. How to use misadventure in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMISADVENTURE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › misadventureMisadventure - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › misadventureMISADVENTURE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › misadventureMisadventure - definition of misadventure by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › misadventuremisadventure noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Misadventure is a noun that means death caused by accident, rather than as a result of a crime, or bad luck or a small accident. Learn how to use it in formal contexts with synonyms, pronunciation and word origin.