misadventure
/mɪsədvˈɛntʃɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Synonym of mistake, a misguided and/or failed enterprise, a risky action that turns out badly.
Uncountable
noun
A fatal mishap, especially one voluntarily risked by the victim, bad luck causing an accidental death without attaching any liability to any other involved parties.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "All under the sun are subject at times to misery and misadventure."
- "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."
- "yet another American military misadventure"
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
From Middle English misaventure, from Old French mesaventure, from mes- (“mis-”) + aventure (“adventure”). Equivalent to mis- + adventure. Compare disadventure.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: mis
- Root: misaventure, mesaventure
Usage
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Phrases
at misadventure
bid misadventure
by misadventure
death by misadventure
do misadventure
with misadventure