misadventure
pronunciation
How to pronounce misadventure in British English:
UK [ˌmɪsədˈventʃə(r)]
How to pronounce misadventure in American English:
US [ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃɚ]
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- Noun:
- an instance of misfortune
Word Origin
- misadventure (n.)
- late 13c., misaventure, from Old French mesaventure (12c.) "accident, mishap," from mesavenir "to turn out badly;" see mis- (2) + adventure (n.).
Example
- 1. A verdict of death by misadventure was recorded .
- 2. It \' s a natural place to begin , but to this occasional insomniac and , I suspect , others with sleep problems , his misadventure does not impress .
- 3. The court returned a verdict of death by misadventure .
- 4. Yet the misjudgment and misadventure in Iraq will forever soil a record that could have been so much better .
- 5. The coroner \' s verdict is death by misadventure .