misadventure Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an instance of misfortune
    mischance; mishap.

WordNet

Mis`ad*ven"ture noun
Etymology
OE. mesaventure, F. mésaventure.
Definitions
  1. Mischance; misfortune; ill lick; unlucky accident; ill adventure. Chaucer. Blackstone. Syn. -- Mischance; mishap; misfortune; disaster; calamity.

Webster 1913