Mischance

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An unfortunate occurrence; a mishap.
  • n. Bad luck.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Bad luck, misfortune.
  • n. A mishap, an unlucky circumstance.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap.
  • verb-intransitive. To happen by mischance.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An unfortunate chance; a mishap; ill luck; disaster.
  • n. Synonyms Mishap, Disaster, etc. See misfortune.
  • To chance or happen wrongly or unfortunately; fall out adversely; meet with a mishap; come to ill luck.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an instance of misfortune
  • n. an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    luck    hazard    chance    fortune   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    disaster    mishap    misadventure    misfortune    infelicity    calamity   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts