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misadventure

mis·ad·ven·ture [ mìssəd vénchər ] (plural mis·ad·ven·tures)


noun 
Definition:
 
unfortunate event: an unfortunate event, especially something untoward, unlucky, or amusing that happens to somebody

[13th century. < Old French mesaventure< mesavenir "turn out badly" < avenir "happen" < Latin advenire "come to"]
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