- mis|ven|ture
- mis|ven|ture «mihs VEHN chuhr», noun.an unfortunate adventure; mischance.
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mis|ad|ven|ture — «MIHS uhd VEHN chuhr», noun. an unfortunate accident; bad luck; mishap. SYNONYM(S): misfortune. ╂[alteration of Middle English misaventure < Old French mesaventure < mesavenir trun out badly; patterned on aventure adventure] … Useful english dictionary
mis·ad·ven·ture — /ˌmısədˈvɛnʧɚ/ noun, pl tures [count] : an unlucky event or occurrence : a bad experience or accident that is usually minor His vacation turned into a series of misadventures. death by misadventure Brit law : death caused by an accident a verdict … Useful english dictionary
misadventure — mis|ad|ven|ture [ˌmısədˈventʃə US ər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: mesaventure, from mesavenir to happen badly ] 1.) death by misadventure BrE law the official name for a death caused by an accident ▪ A verdict of death by… … Dictionary of contemporary English
misadventure — mis|ad|ven|ture [ ,mısəd ventʃər ] noun count or uncount FORMAL something bad that happens to you death by misadventure BRITISH LEGAL death caused by an accident … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
misadventure — mis•ad•ven•ture [[t]ˌmɪs ədˈvɛn tʃər[/t]] n. misfortune; mishap … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
ad — ad; ad·a·man·cy; ad·am and eve; ad·a·man·tane; ad·a·man·tine; ad·a·man·ti·no·ma; ad·a·man·to·blast; ad·a·man·to·blas·to·ma; ad·a·ma·wa east·ern; ad·a·mel·lite; ad·am·esque; ad·am·it·ic; ad·am·it·ism; ad·ams·ite; ad·anal; ad·an·so·nia; ad·a·pis;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
misadventure — mis·ad·ven·ture /ˌmi səd ven chər/ n: an accident that causes serious injury or death to a person and that does not involve negligence, wrongful purpose, or unlawful conduct Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. misadventure … Law dictionary
