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 advenīre, to come to; see advent).]
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mis·ad·ven·ture (mĭs'əd-vĕn'chər) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: misadventure |
noun
| Antonyms: misadventure |
Definition: bad luck, mishap
Antonyms: blessing, good fortune, good luck, success, triumph
| Law Dictionary: Misadventure |
An accident. A homicide by misadventure results from a lawful act unaccompanied by criminal carelessness or recklessness. 179 So. 591, 600. It differs from involuntary manslaughter in that the homicide by misadventure must be the result of a lawful act. 10 So. 667, 669.
| Translations: Misadventure |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - uheld, ulykkestilfælde
Français (French)
n. - (Jur) mésaventure, mésaventure (sout)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Mißgeschick
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ατύχημα, κακοτυχία, αναποδιά
Italiano (Italian)
disavventura
Português (Portuguese)
n. - desventura (f)
Русский (Russian)
несчастный случай
Español (Spanish)
n. - desgracia, percance, accidente
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - missöde
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
运气不佳的遭遇
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 運氣不佳的遭遇
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不運, 不運なできごと, 災難, 不幸
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) بليه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תאונה, חוסר מזל
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