disadventure

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disadventure

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From Old French desaventure. Equivalent to dis- + adventure.

noun disadventures

  1. countable, obsolete, uncountable Synonym of misadventure, bad luck, an instance of bad luck, a mistake. They passing by, a goodly Ship did see, / Laden from far with precious merchandize, / And brauely furnished, as ship might bee, / Which through great disauenture, or mesprize, / Her selfe had runne into that hazardize […]

    Similar: misadventure, bad luck

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@misc{disadventure_2026,
  title = {disadventure},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disadventure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}