˜yÐÄvlog

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misventure

[ mis-ven-cher ]

noun

  1. an unfortunate undertaking; misadventure.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of misventure1

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

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

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

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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.

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