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Definition of misadventure noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

misadventure

noun
 
/ˌmɪsədˈventʃə(r)/
 
/ˌmɪsədˈventʃər/
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  1. [uncountable] (British English, law) death caused by accident, rather than as a result of a crime
    • a verdict of death by misadventure
  2. [countable, uncountable] (formal) bad luck or a small accident synonym mishap
    3. Word OriginMiddle English (in sense (2)): from Old French mesaventure, from mesavenir ‘turn out badly’.
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