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Word: Misadventure
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English (in misadventure (sense 2 of the noun)): from Old French mesaventure, from mesavenir ‘turn out badly’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
death caused by a person accidentally while performing a legal act without negligence or intent to harm
Short Definition:death caused by person accidentally while performing legal act
Examples:- the coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure
Definition:
an unfortunate incident; a mishap
Short Definition:unfortunate incident
Examples:- the petty misdemeanours and misadventures of childhood
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