Mishap

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Bad luck.
  • n. An unfortunate accident.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An accident, mistake, or problem.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
  • verb-intransitive. To happen unluckily; -- used impersonally.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An unfortunate or evil hap; mischance; misfortune.
  • n. A lapse from virtue.
  • n. Synonyms Mischance, Disaster, etc. See misfortune.
  • To happen or turn out ill; go wrong.
    • 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
    misfortune    mischance   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    misfortune    mischance    catastrophe    accident    blunder    misunderstanding    fatality    happen    miscalculation    occurrence   
     
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