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misadventure

/ˌmɪsədˈventʃə(r)/noun

उच्चारण मिसड्वेन्चर

दुर्घटना, दुर्भाग्य

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noun
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    [C, U] formal

    bad luck or a small accident

    दुर्घटना, दुर्भाग्य

    • a series of misadventures on the trip
    • After a few misadventures on the road, the tourists reached the hotel late at night.
    • Their trip to Goa was full of misadventures, from missed trains to lost bags.
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    • The coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.
    • He laughed about his misadventure with the broken umbrella.

    Synonyms mishap misfortune accident setback calamity

    Opposite good luck fortune success

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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mis·ad·ven·ture

With mis- (badly).

mis- (बुरी तरह) के साथ।

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Keep the bad-luck words together: misadventure, mishap (a small accident), misfortune (bad luck), calamity (a serious disaster), catastrophe (a very great disaster).

दुर्भाग्य के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: misadventure, mishap (छोटी दुर्घटना), misfortune (बुरा भाग्य), calamity (गंभीर आपदा), catastrophe (बहुत बड़ी आपदा)।

Keep the mis- words: misadventure, mismanage, misjudge, misplace, misfortune.

Mis- शब्द याद रखिए: misadventure, mismanage, misjudge, misplace, misfortune।

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General knowledge

Law: death by misadventure means an accidental death caused by a risky but legal act.

कानून में death by misadventure का अर्थ जोखिम भरे पर वैध काम से हुई आकस्मिक मृत्यु है।