disadventure en · NOUN
Etymology
From Old French desaventure. Equivalent to dis- + adventure.
Meanings
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(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 […]
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disadventures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |