Misadventure: alternatives and connections

Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected event; chance; contin…

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To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence.

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The act of going off, or the state of being off, the rails of a railroad.

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The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.

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To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.

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To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly; to skip; to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by it. See It, 5.

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Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; mischance.

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Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap.

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Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.

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