misadventure
noun /ˌmɪsədˈventʃə(r)/
/ˌmɪsədˈventʃər/
- [uncountable] (British English, law) death caused by accident, rather than as a result of a crime
- a verdict of death by misadventure
- [countable, uncountable] (formal) bad luck or a small accident synonym mishap
Word OriginMiddle English (in sense (2)): from Old French mesaventure, from mesavenir ‘turn out badly’.