Misadventure Definition

mĭsəd-vĕnchər
misadventures
noun
misadventures
An unlucky accident; mishap; an instance of bad luck.
Webster's New World
Death caused accidentally by someone while performing a legal act and with no intent to injure.
Webster's New World
An accident or unlucky event.
Webster's New World Law
An accidental homicide.
Webster's New World Law
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Other Word Forms of Misadventure

Noun

Singular:
misadventure
Plural:
misadventures

Origin of Misadventure

  • Middle English misaventure from Old French mesaventure from mesavenir to result in misfortune mes- badly mis–1 avenir to turn out (from Latin advenīre to come to advent)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English misaventure, from Old French mesaventure

    From Wiktionary

Misadventure Sentence Examples

  • But this misadventure only stimulated him.

  • An inquest jury has returned a verdict of misadventure on a prisoner found hanging in a cell at Bedford jail.

  • Beauregard thereupon decided to extricate his sorely-tried troops from the misadventure, and retired fighting on Corinth.

  • She could not afford to sleep long after her misadventure in Corcoran so she let herself doze for a short time before seeking out Hilden with questions she should have asked long ago.

  • In March Babington, pursuing De la Rey after the latter's Lichtenburg misadventure, captured three guns and six maxims near Ventersdorp. In April Plumer occupied Pietersburg, the last remaining seat of government open to the enemy.

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Words Starting With

MMIMIS

Words Ending With

EREURE

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Words Starting With M and Ending With E

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12 Letter Words12 Letter Words Starting With M12 Letter Words Ending With E