Misadventure

Quick meaning: Misadventure is a noun meaning An accidental mishap or misfortune.

Meaning

An accidental mishap or misfortune.

Example Sentences

Stoke City have defended their safety record on Thursday after a coroner recorded a verdict of misadventure on a supporter who died after being struck by a rubbish bin.

There were, however, 34 deaths among passengers in movement accidents, due mainly to misadventure and carelessness when entering and leaving trains in motion, falling off platforms and out of carriages, and opening and closing carriage doors.

It is said that every life has its roses and thorns; there seemed, however, to have been a misadventure or mistake in Stephen's case, whereby somebody else had become possessed of his roses, and he had become possessed of the same somebody else's thorns in addition to his own.

Word Forms

• misadventures

Synonyms for misadventure

Depending on context, synonyms include mishap, mischance.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mishap, mischance, misfortune, disadventure, misaventure, misventure.

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