About The Word Misadventure
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Misadventure
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What's The Definition Of Misadventure?
[n] an instance of misfortune
Synonyms | Synonyms for Misadventure: mischance | mishap Related Terms | Find terms related to Misadventure: accident | blow | blunder | boner | bull | calamity | casualty | cataclysm | catastrophe | collision | contretemps | crack-up | crash | disaster | error | faux pas | grief | howler | ill hap | lapse | mischance | misfortune | mishap | nasty blow | pileup | shipwreck | shock | slip | smash | smashup | staggering blow | tragedy | wreck See Also | accident | bad luck | collapse | crash | derailment | ground loop | misfortune | near miss | puncture | slip | trip Misadventure In Webster's Dictionary \Mis`ad*ven"ture\ (?; 135), n. [OE. mesaventure, F.
m['e]saventure.]
Mischance; misfortune; ill lick; unlucky accident; ill
adventure. --Chaucer.
{Homicide by misadventure} (Law), homicide which occurs when
a man, doing a lawful act, without any intention of
injury, unfortunately kills another; -- called also
{excusable homicide}. See {Homicide}. --Blackstone.
Syn: Mischance; mishap; misfortune; disaster; calamity.
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