misadventure
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noun \ˌmi-səd-ˈven-chər\Definition of MISADVENTURE
: misfortune, mishap
See Examples of MISADVENTURE
- His vacation turned into a series of misadventures.
- <a string of financial misadventures eventually left him broke>
Origin of MISADVENTURE
Middle English mesaventure, from Anglo-French, from mesavenir to turn out badly, from mes- mis- + avenir to happen, from Latin advenire — more at adventure
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to MISADVENTURE
- Antonyms
- fortune, luck, serendipity
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