MISHAP

mishap, misadventure, mischance

(noun) an instance of misfortune

Source: WordNet® 3.1

mishap (plural mishaps)

An accident, mistake, or problem.

Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.

mishap (third-person singular simple present mishaps, present participle mishapping, simple past and past participle mishapped)

(archaic) To happen through misfortune; to mishappen.

Source: Wiktionary

Mis*hap", n.

Definition: Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance. Chaucer. Secure from worldly chances and mishaps. Shak.

Mis*hap", v. i.

Definition: To happen unluckily; -- used impersonally. [Obs.] "If that me mishap." Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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