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misadventure

[mis-uhd-ven-cher] / ˌmɪs ədˈvɛn tʃər /


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The 18th century teemed with picaresque tales of comic misadventure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Among autistic adults without a learning disability, small changes appeared: deaths from suicide, misadventure or accidental death rose from 29.1% to 31.5%, representing a two‑person change.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

A lurid tale of misadventure, moral bankruptcy and mean girls, “His & Hers” has other qualities, too, notably Tessa Thompson, whose recent turn in “Hedda” haunts her role in this potboiler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Unforced but ever-present in Reichardt’s mise-en-scène, they remind us that this bored aesthete’s misadventure is an especially empty way to buck conformity.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

As it was, he thought that on the attendant’s evidence he could give a certificate of death by misadventure in falling from bed.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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