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misventure

American  
[mis-ven-cher] / mɪsˈvɛn tʃər /

noun

  1. an unfortunate undertaking; misadventure.

Etymology

Origin of misventure

First recorded in 1555–65; mis- 1 + venture

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Misventure, mis-ven′tūr, n. a misadventure.—adj.

From Project Gutenberg

Like all good knights of misventure, I fainted and fell down upon the floor.

From Project Gutenberg

The unfortunate "Cabinet Library Editor," or whatever his title was, broke down; and I let him off,—without paying me; and this alone remains of the misventure; a thing not fit for you, nor indeed at bottom for anybody, though I have never burnt it yet.

From Project Gutenberg

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