misventuren.

Brit.

/ˌmɪsˈvɛn(t)ʃə/, U.S.

/ˌmɪsˈvɛn(t)ʃər/

Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and venture n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, venture n.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + venture n. In sense 2 after Spanish desventura in Cervantes (see disventure n.).

Now archaic.

1. Mischance or misfortune; an unfortunate venture.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck > an unlucky undertaking

maladventure1447

misventure1563

1563 T. Hill Arte Gardening (1574) sig. A iv b Whosoeuer thou be, That by misuenture or by will, shall chaunce this booke to see.

1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote I. iii. v. 108 All the misventures, which have this day happened to us, are designed as a punishment for the sins committed by your worship.

1831 Fraser's Mag. 3 131 From among so many shipwrecks and misventures one goodly vessel comes to land.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vi. i. 4 Pranks enough, and misventures,—half-drowning ‘in the mill-race at Annamoe in Ireland’, for one.

1909 E. Pound Exultations 47 To come to earth to draw us from misventure.

†2. Foolish adventure; a foolish or ill-starred venture. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1839 Wilson's Hist. Tales Borders V. 96/2 Like all good knights of misventure, I fainted and fell down upon the floor.

1881 A. J. Duffield tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote I. v. 61 My honoured uncle would read those impious books of misventures.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† misventurev.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, venture v.

Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + venture v.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To risk (money) in bad investments.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [verb (transitive)] > risk (money) in hope of gain > specific on bad investments

misventure1677

1677 A. Yarranton England's Improvem. 20 Moneys misventur'd by trusting and bad Securities.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	misventure
释义	misventuren. Brit. /ˌmɪsˈvɛn(t)ʃə/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈvɛn(t)ʃər/ Forms: see mis- prefix¹ and venture n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, venture n. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + venture n. In sense 2 after Spanish desventura in Cervantes (see disventure n.). Now archaic. 1. Mischance or misfortune; an unfortunate venture. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck > an unlucky undertaking maladventure1447 misventure1563 1563 T. Hill Arte Gardening (1574) sig. A iv b Whosoeuer thou be, That by misuenture or by will, shall chaunce this booke to see. 1755 T. Smollett tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote I. iii. v. 108 All the misventures, which have this day happened to us, are designed as a punishment for the sins committed by your worship. 1831 Fraser's Mag. 3 131 From among so many shipwrecks and misventures one goodly vessel comes to land. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vi. i. 4 Pranks enough, and misventures,—half-drowning ‘in the mill-race at Annamoe in Ireland’, for one. 1909 E. Pound Exultations 47 To come to earth to draw us from misventure. †2. Foolish adventure; a foolish or ill-starred venture. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1839 Wilson's Hist. Tales Borders V. 96/2 Like all good knights of misventure, I fainted and fell down upon the floor. 1881 A. J. Duffield tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote I. v. 61 My honoured uncle would read those impious books of misventures. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † misventurev. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mis- prefix¹, venture v. Etymology: < mis- prefix¹ + venture v. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To risk (money) in bad investments. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [verb (transitive)] > risk (money) in hope of gain > specific on bad investments misventure1677 1677 A. Yarranton England's Improvem. 20 Moneys misventur'd by trusting and bad Securities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1563v.1677
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