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mischance

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mis·chance  (ms-chns)
n.
1. An unfortunate occurrence; a mishap.
2. Bad luck.

mischance [mɪsˈtʃɑːns]
n
1. bad luck
2. a stroke of bad luck
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mischance - an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunatemischance - an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all"
fortune, hazard, luck, chance - an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"
2.mischance - an instance of misfortunemischance - an instance of misfortune            
accident - an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
near miss - an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided
derailment - an accident in which a train runs off its track
ground loop - a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground
misfortune, bad luck - unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
puncture - loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
trip, slip - an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills"
crash - (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since"

mischance
noun misfortune, accident, mishap, disaster, bad luck, calamity, misadventure, bummer (slang), contretemps, bad break (informal), ill fortune, ill luck, infelicity, ill chance By some mischance, the two letters were lost in the post.
Translations
mischance [mɪsˈtʃɑːns] Ndesgracia f, mala suerte f
by some mischancepor desgracia

mischance [mɪsˈtʃɑːns] nmalchance f
by some mischance → par malheur

mischance
nunglücklicher Zufall; by some mischancedurch einen unglücklichen Zufall

mischance [ˌmɪsˈtʃɑːns] n by (some) mischanceper sfortuna

mischance
n mischance [misˈtʃaːns]
(a piece of) bad luck. ongeluk سوء حَظ лош късмет smůla uheld der Unfall ατυχία desgracia, mala suerte äpardus بد شانسی epäonni malchance מַזָל בִּיש बदकिस्मती nesreća, nezgoda balszerencse kemalangan óheppni disavventura, sfortuna 不運 불운 nelaimė, nesėkmė neveiksme nasib malang wanbof ulykke, uhell pech azar ghinion невезение smola smola nesrećan slučaj missöde, otur โชคร้าย talihsizlik 不幸 невдача; нещасний випадок بدقسمتی sự bất hạnh


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I think,' answered the bean, 'that as we have so fortunately escaped death, we should keep together like good companions, and lest a new mischance should overtake us here, we should go away together, and repair to a foreign country.
You contemplate mentally your mischance, till little by little your mood changes, cold doubt steals into the very marrow of your bones, you see the inexplicable fact in another light.
Realizing his mischance, he smiled; central New York is not a region of perils, nor does one long remain lost in it.
 
 
 
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