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Misadventure

Part of Speech: Noun, verb

Definition:

A misadventure refers to an unfortunate or calamitous incident or experience.

Sense 1:

Usage: Popular

Definition: An unfortunate event or accident resulting from a mistake, misjudgment, or bad luck.

Example sentence:

- Despite their careful planning, their camping trip turned into a misadventure when they got caught in a severe thunderstorm.

- The comedian's misadventure during the live show left the audience in stitches.

- The young detective's misadventure led to the capture of the criminal.

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Sense 2:

Usage: Local

Definition: In some legal systems, misadventure refers to an accidental death caused by lawful acts done without negligence or intention to harm.

Example sentence:

- The coroner's report concluded that the victim's death was a result of misadventure caused by the driver's unintentional error.

- The court ruled the incident as a case of misadventure rather than manslaughter, given the absence of criminal intent.

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