misadventure

As a noun misadventure

is an accidental mishap or misfortune.

As an adjective unlucky is

unfortunate, marked by misfortune.

As nouns the difference between misadventure and accident

is that misadventure is an accidental mishap or misfortune while accident is an unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences.

As nouns the difference between misadventure and unfortunate

is that misadventure is an accidental mishap or misfortune while unfortunate is an unlucky person.

As an adjective unfortunate is

not favored by fortune.

As nouns the difference between mistake and misadventure

is that mistake is an error; a blunder while misadventure is an accidental mishap or misfortune.

As a verb mistake

is to understand wrongly, taking one thing for another, or someone for someone else.

As nouns the difference between adversity and misadventure

is that adversity is (uncountable) the state of adverse conditions; state of misfortune or calamity while misadventure is an accidental mishap or misfortune.

Misadventure is a related term of ill.

As nouns the difference between misadventure and ill

is that misadventure is an accidental mishap or misfortune while ill is (often pluralized) trouble; distress; misfortune; adversity.

As an adjective ill is

(label) evil; wicked (of people).

As an adverb ill is

not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.

As nouns the difference between misadventure and mischance

is that misadventure is an accidental mishap or misfortune while mischance is bad luck, misfortune.

As nouns the difference between visitation and misadventure

is that visitation is the act of visiting, or an instance of being visited while misadventure is an accidental mishap or misfortune.

As a proper noun Visitation

is the visit of the Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth; the commemoration of this on 30 May in Eastern Christianity or 31 May in Western Christianity.

As nouns the difference between misadventure and disaster

is that misadventure is an accidental mishap or misfortune while disaster is an unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.

Misadventure is a related term of harm.

As a noun misadventure

is an accidental mishap or misfortune.

As a proper noun harm is

, low german, derived from herman, meaning "army man".