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misadventure vs accident

accident vs misadventure

misadventure and accident both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misadventure Yes No No No
accident Yes No No No
As nouns, accident is a hyponym of misadventure; that is, accident is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than misadventure:
  • misadventure: an instance of misfortune
  • accident: an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
Other hyponyms of misadventure include near miss, derailment, ground loop, puncture, slip, trip, crash.
misadventure (noun) accident (noun)
an instance of misfortune anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
Difference between misadventure and accident

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