misadventure

[mis-uhd-ven-cher]

noun

1. an instance of bad fortune; mishap.

   Synonyms: catastrophe, calamity, disaster, accident, mischance

misadventure

/ ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃə /

noun

1. an unlucky event; misfortune

2. law accidental death not due to crime or negligence

Word History and Origins

Origin of misadventure¹

1250–1300; mis- ¹ + adventure; replacing Middle English mesaventure < Old French

Example Sentences

Recording a conclusion of "misadventure", the coroner said he was satisfied that procedures at the care home have since improved.

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Partridge's latest misadventures see him searching for answers as he reintegrates into British life after a year spent working in Saudi Arabia, having been cast out by the BBC again.

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Ben was 27 when he died from a heroin overdose in 2018, but his death was ruled as "misadventure" and was never included on the official opioid death statistics.

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Mr. Molesley endeared audiences with his hapless but well-meaning misadventures in the series, eventually transitioning from footman to local schoolteacher.

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Alliance, said after the meeting that he was “heartened that the city didn’t give this misadventure a blank check.”

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Related Words

• blunder 
• misfortune 
• woe