Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Misadventure \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.
Source : WordNet®
misadventure
n : an instance of misfortune [syn: {mishap}, {mischance}]