Definition
An unlucky accident or an unsuccessful adventure filled with bad luck and mishaps.
Etymology
From Old French 'mesaventure,' combining 'mes-' (bad or wrong) and 'adventure' (from Latin 'adventura,' what comes to happen), literally 'bad happening.'
Kelly Says
In legal contexts, 'death by misadventure' is a specific verdict meaning someone died from their own reckless actions—a perfectly measured word for chaos that's technically your own fault.
Translations
ARالعربية
حادثة سوء
ḥādisah suʾ
BNবাংলা
অসুবিধা
o-su-bi-dha
CACatalà
desventures
des-ven-tyu-res
CSČeština
nehoda
neh-ho-da
DEDeutsch
Unglück
ung-lyuk
ELΕλληνικά
ατυχία
a-ti-kia
ESEspañol
desventura
des-ven-TOO-ra
FAفارسی
حادثه بد
ḥādisah bad
FISuomi
onnettomuus
on-ne-to-muus
FRFrançais
malaventure
mahl-ah-ven-tyor
HEעברית
הרפתקה לא מוצלחת
her-pa-ta-ka lo-mot-su-lacht
HIहिन्दी
दुर्घटना
dur-gha-tana
HUMagyar
baleset
ba-le-set
IDBahasa Indonesia
kesialan
kes-ee-a-lan
ITItaliano
sventura
sven-TOO-ra
KO한국어
불행사（불행사）
bulhaengsa
MSBahasa Melayu
kesilapan
ke-si-la-pan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျ Wohnungen
kyat-win-ban
NLNederlands
ongeluk
on-ge-luk
PLPolski
niepowodzenie
nee-po-vo-zhen-ie
PTPortuguês
desventura
des-ven-TOO-ra
RORomână
accident
ak-si-dent
RUРусский
неудачное приключение
ne-oo-dach-noe pri-klyuchenie
SWKiswahili
matatizo
ma-ta-ti-zo
THไทย
อุบัติเหตุ
u-bat-i-het
TLTL
malasaya
ma-la-sa-ya
TRTürkçe
kötü bir olay
koo-too bir o-lay
UKУкраїнська
нещастя
neshchastyia
VITiếng Việt
tai nạn
tai-nạn
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀ṣẹ̀
awon e-she
ZUZU
imiselo
ee-mee-se-lo