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misadventure

[ mis-uhd-ven-cher ]

noun

  1. an instance of bad fortune; mishap.

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misadventure

/ ˌɪəˈɛԳʃə /

noun

  1. an unlucky event; misfortune
  2. law accidental death not due to crime or negligence
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of misadventure1

1250–1300; mis- 1 + adventure; replacing Middle English mesaventure < Old French
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TV tots in that time were generally being prepped for adulthood; their misadventures led generally, and gently, to lessons learned.

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Contemporary documentary footage of different puppet shows across Asia are interspersed with vivid street scenes that offer a present-day glimpse of the locations where Edward and Molly’s romantic misadventures unspool.

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One of those difficult moves is dipping her toe back into the dating pool — and really, it wouldn’t be a “Bridget Jones” film without a few romantic misadventures.

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Among his misadventures, he described racing through the streets on a motorcycle, hanging out with friends by a chip stand and playing the card game Doppelkopf in the back of the class.

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The sequences, staged for the most part at Bry-sur-Marne Studios near Paris, required close collaboration between Guilhaume and Audiard, who had previously worked together on the much simpler, black-and-white romantic misadventure “Paris, 13th District.”

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