Synonyms for misadventure
Most common
accident disaster catastrophe mishap mistake misfortune maladventure
Definitions
- n. 1
Synonym of misfortune, bad luck or mishap, an instance of bad luck.
All under the sun are subject at times to misery and misadventure.
Forms
- Plural
- misadventures → mishaps, accidents, disasters, catastrophes…
Choose the right word
An adventure is that which may turn out ill, a misadventure that which does turn out ill.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- accident The accident was due to the driver's carelessness.
- disaster We will first ascertain the cause of the disaster.
- catastrophe Is the world on the edge of a nuclear catastrophe?
- mishap I broke my leg in two places during a skiing mishap.
- mistake If that man makes one more mistake, I'll fire him.
- misfortune What greater misfortune is there than to go blind?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| misadventure | rising | |
| accident | falling | |
| disaster | rising | |
| catastrophe | steady | |
| mishap | steady | |
| mistake | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- error2, lapse1
- 6 letters
- mishap2
- 7 letters
- mistake2, reverse2
- 8 letters
- accident3, disaster3, casualty4, calamity4
- 9 letters
- adversity4, mischance
- 10 letters
- misfortune3
- 11 letters
- catastrophe4
- 12 letters
- maladventure, disadventure
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (error2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- mésaventure