misadventure
noun
[ mɪsədˈvɛntʃə ]
• death caused by a person accidentally while performing a legal act without negligence or intent to harm.
• "the coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure"
• an unfortunate incident; a mishap.
• "the petty misdemeanours and misadventures of childhood"
Similar:
accident,
problem,
difficulty,
misfortune,
mishap,
mischance,
unfortunate incident,
setback,
reverse,
reverse of fortune,
stroke of bad luck,
blow,
trouble,
failure,
disaster,
tragedy,
calamity,
woe,
trial,
tribulation,
catastrophe,
contretemps,
reversal,
upset,
debacle,
car crash,
Opposite:
piece of good luck,
Origin:
Middle English (in misadventure (sense 2 of the noun)): from Old French mesaventure, from mesavenir ‘turn out badly’.
