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Thesaurus: mishap

Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.

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  1. n. Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
  2. v. i. To happen unluckily; -- used impersonally.
  3. n. an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
  4. n. an instance of misfortune
  5. Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance. Chaucer. Secure from worldly chances and mishaps. Shak. To happen unluckily; -- used impersonally. [Obs.] "If that me mishap." Chaucer.
  6. Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance. Chaucer.Secure from worldly chances and mishaps. Shak.
  7. n:100 n. an instance of misfortune