what will be consider a series of unfortunate events?

Question

want will this mean

Answer 1

The definition of "a series of unfortunate events" (not to be confused with the children's book and movie) is just that, A series of events (generally random or perceived as such) that lead to a larger conclusion that is generally bad.

Ben Franklin (I believe) gave a good example it follows:

For the want of a nail the shoe was lost (because the horse shoe was not properly nailed onto the hoof it fell off)

For the want of a shoe the horse was lost

For the want of a horse the rider was lost

For the want of the rider, the message was lost

For the want of the message to battle was lost

For the want of the battle the war was lost

All for the want of a nail.

Answer 2

A series of Unfortunate Events is written by Lemony Snicket. It is meant for kids and teens. I enjoy the series. I'm on the sixth book.

Answer 3

For the book series, see the question above.
The phrase means a long string of bad luck. Say you get into a wreck in your car that totals your car, then you go home and your apartment or house is on fire, then you try to call the fire department on your cell phone but it's dead, but eventually the firemen do show up and accidentally run over your pet cat...
That's an extreme example, but hopefully you get the idea.