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misadventure
(redirected from death by misadventure)

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mis·ad·ven·ture  (msd-vnchr)
n.
An instance of misfortune; a mishap.

[Middle English misaventure from Old French mesaventure, from mesavenir, to result in misfortune : mes-, badly; see mis-1 + avenir, to turn out (from Latin advenre, to come to; see advent).]

misadventure [ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃə]
n
1. an unlucky event; misfortune
2. (Law) Law accidental death not due to crime or negligence
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.misadventure - an instance of misfortune
accident - an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
near miss - an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided
derailment - an accident in which a train runs off its track
ground loop - a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground
misfortune, bad luck - unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
puncture - loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
trip, slip - an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
crash - (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since"

misadventure
noun misfortune, accident, disaster, failure, reverse, setback, catastrophe, debacle, bad luck, calamity, mishap, bad break (informal), ill fortune, ill luck, mischance a verdict of death by misadventure
Translations
misadventure [ˌmɪsədˈventʃəʳ] Ndesgracia f, contratiempo m
death by misadventure (Jur) → muerte f accidental

misadventure [ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃər] nmésaventure f death by misadventure

misadventure
nMissgeschick nt; death by misadventureTod mdurch Unfall

misadventure [ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃəʳ] nsfortuna, disavventura
death by misadventure (Brit) (Law) → morte f accidentale
misadventure [ˌmɪsədˈvɛntʃəʳ] nsfortuna, disavventura
death by misadventure (Brit) (Law) → morte f accidentale

misadventure
n misadventure [misədˈventʃə]
an unlucky happening or accident. ongelukkige gebeurtenis حادِث مُؤسِف злополука nehoda uheld; ulykke das Mißgeschick δεινοπάθημα, ατύχημα desgracia ebaõnn حادثه ناگوار epäonni mésaventure מָווֶת בִּתאוּנָה, מַזָל בִּיש दुर्घटना nezgoda baleset kemalangan óhapp, slys disavventura 不運 재난, 불행 nelaimė, nelaimingas atsitikimas nelaimes gadījums; nelaime peristiwa malang ongeluk uhell, ulykke wypadek desventura nenorocire; accident несчастье; несчастный случай nehoda nezgoda nesreća missöde ความโชคร้าย kaza; talihsizlik 不幸的事 нещастя, нещасний випадок ناگہانی، سوء اتفاق sự bất hạnh


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