Meaning of MISADVENTURE
| Pronunciation: | | `misud'venchur
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| | Definition: | | [n] an instance of misfortune |
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| | Synonyms: | | mischance, mishap |
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| | See Also: | | accident, bad luck, collapse, crash, derailment, ground loop, misfortune, near miss, puncture, slip, trip | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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