misadventurenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌmɪs.ədˈven.tʃər/us/ˌmɪs.ədˈven.tʃɚ/literaryan accident or bad luck
death by misadventure UK specialized
the official expression used in court for a death that happens by accident:
The coroner recorded a verdict of death by misadventure.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Good luck and bad luck
- a blessing in disguise idiom
- bad/hard/tough luck! idiom
- be a good idiom
- be bad luck on sb idiom
- be down on your luck idiom
- blessing
- favour
- godsend
- grace
- hapless
- happenstance
- happily
- lap
- mischance
- misfortune
- mishap
- mixed blessing
- Murphy's law
- shame
- stroke
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