Definition
Bad luck, misfortune, or an unfortunate event or accident.
Etymology
From Old French desaventure (bad luck), combining des- (dis-) + aventure (adventure, chance event). This archaic term reflects medieval understanding of adventure as unpredictable fortune rather than exciting activity.
Kelly Says
This obsolete word reveals how 'adventure' originally meant any unpredictable happening—good or bad—before it became associated with exciting journeys, showing how our vocabulary's emotional coloring shifts over centuries.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ችግር (chigir)
chee-gir
ARالعربية
مصيبة (musība)
moos-ee-bah
BNবাংলা
অসুবিধা (asubidha)
a-su-bi-dha
CACatalà
desventura
des-ven-TOO-rah
CSČeština
nehoda
neh-hoh-dah
DADansk
ulykke
oo-lee-kuh
DEDeutsch
Unglück
oon-gluck
ELΕλληνικά
καταστροφή (katastrofi)
kah-tah-stro-fee
ESEspañol
desventura
des-ven-TOO-rah
FAفارسی
شوم (shoom)
shoom
FISuomi
onnettomuus
on-ne-to-moo-us
FRFrançais
aventure malheureuse
ahn-vuh-toor mah-lee-fuh-roo
GUGU
દુર્ઘટના (durghṭanā)
doo-rgh-ta-na
HEעברית
אירוע שלילי (i'rove sh'li'li)
ee-roh-veh sh-lee-lee
HIहिन्दी
दुर्भाग्य (dubhaagy)
doo-bhaa-gya
HUMagyar
baleset
ba-leh-set
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesulitan
kes-ee-loo-la-tan
ITItaliano
disavventura
dee-sah-vven-TOO-rah
JA日本語
災難 (zainan)
zai-nan
KMKM
បរិហារ (barhiar)
bah-ree-ar
KO한국어
불행 사건 (bulhaeng sageon)
bul-haeng sa-geon
MRMR
दुर्घटना (durghāṭanā)
doo-rgh-a-ta-na
MSBahasa Melayu
kesilapan
keh-see-la-pan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူး (kyee-zu)
kyee-zu
NLNederlands
ongeval
on-geh-val
NONorsk
ulykke
oo-lee-kuh
PLPolski
niepowodzenie
nee-poh-voh-zhen-yeh
PTPortuguês
desventura
des-ven-TOO-rah
RORomână
dezastru
deh-zah-stroo
RUРусский
неудача
nyu-da-cha
SVSvenska
olycka
oh-lee-ka
SWKiswahili
shida
shee-dah
TAதமிழ்
பிரச்சனை (prachchanai)
pra-chch-na-ai
TEతెలుగు
దుష్టం (dushtam)
doo-sh-tam
THไทย
อุบัติเหตุ (ubati het)
oo-ba-tee het
TRTürkçe
kötü olay
koo-too oh-lay
UKУкраїнська
нещастя
neshchast-ya
URاردو
مُصیبتہ (musibat)
moo-see-bah-t
VITiếng Việt
tai nạn
ty-nane
YOYO
awọn ìṣẹ̀
aw-ohn ee-sheh
ZH中文
不幸事件 (bùxìng shìjiàn)
boo-shing shee-jee-an