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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMisadventure
/ˌmɪs.ədˈvɛn.tʃər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An unfortunate incident or mishap, especially one that results in injury or harm.
"The climber's misadventure on the mountain led to a rescue operation." - 2
A legal term referring to an accidental death or injury that occurs during an adventure or risky activity.
"The court ruled that the misadventure was not due to negligence."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'misadventure' originates from the Middle English 'misaventure', which combines the prefix 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' or 'badly' with 'adventure', derived from the Latin 'adventurus', meaning 'to arrive'. Historically, it referred to an unfortunate event or mishap, evolving to encompass a broader range of unintended negative outcomes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Misadventure" is said worldwide
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mésaventure
Transliteration: méza-venture
"Sa mésaventure a été racontée dans le journal."
Missgeschick
Transliteration: miss-geschick
"Sein Missgeschick führte zu einem unerwarteten Problem."
mala avventura
Transliteration: ma-la aven-tura
"La sua mala avventura è stata raccontata in un libro."
desventura
Transliteration: des-ven-tu-ra
"Su desventura fue un tema de conversación."
desventura
Transliteration: des-ven-tu-ra
"A desventura dele foi muito comentada."
दुर्भाग्य
Transliteration: durbhāgya
"उसका दुर्भाग्य एक कहानी बन गया।"
不幸事件
Transliteration: bùxìng shìjiàn
"他的不幸事件引起了大家的关注。"
불행한 사건
Transliteration: bulhaenghan sageon
"그의 불행한 사건은 많은 사람들에게 알려졌다."
不運な出来事
Transliteration: fuun na dekigoto
"彼の不運な出来事は話題になった。"
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