Misadventure
(noun)
An unfortunate or unlucky event or experience, especially one that occurs as a result of one's own actions.
Origin:
From middle english misaventure, from old french mesaventure, from mes- (expressing change) + aventure "adventure".
Examples:
- His trip to the Amazon turned out to be a misadventure and he barely made it back alive.
- The journey was filled with misadventures, but we managed to make it through.
- The financial misadventure cost the company millions of dollars.
- I learned my lesson from my misadventures and promised to be more careful in the future.
- The misadventure was a harsh lesson, but it taught me valuable life skills.