1. an unfortunate accident or mishap
2. bad luck or an unlucky experience
3. death caused by accident rather than by natural causes or deliberate act
Usage: legal

Examples

• The hiking trip ended in misadventure when they got lost in the storm.
• After a series of misadventures, she finally arrived at her destination.
• The coroner ruled the death a misadventure rather than suicide.
• His business ventures seemed plagued by one misadventure after another.
• The camping trip was full of minor misadventures but still enjoyable.
• The investigation concluded that the drowning was a tragic misadventure.