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MISCHANCE
mishap, misadventure, mischance
(noun) an instance of misfortune
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mischance (countable and uncountable, plural mischances)
Bad luck, misfortune.
A mishap, an unlucky circumstance.
Verb
mischance (third-person singular simple present mischances, present participle mischancing, simple past and past participle mischanced)
(ambitransitive) To undergo (a misfortune); to suffer (something unfortunate).
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Source: Wiktionary
Mis*chance", n. Etym: [OE. meschance, OF. mescheance.]
Definition: Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap. Chaucer. Never come mischance between us twain. Shak.
Syn.
– Calamity; misfortune; misadventure; mishap; infelicity; disaster. See Calamity.
Mis*chance", v. i.
Definition: To happen by mischance. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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