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mishap

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mis·hap  (mshp, ms-hp)
n.
1. Bad luck.
2. An unfortunate accident.

mishap
Noun
a minor accident
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mishapmishap - 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.mishap - 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"

mishap
noun accident, disaster, misfortune, stroke of bad luck, adversity, calamity, misadventure, contretemps, mischance, infelicity, evil chance, evil fortune
Translations
mishap [ˈmɪshæp] ndesgracia, contratiempo

mishap [ˈmɪshæp] nmésaventure f

mishap [ˈmɪshæp] nMissgeschick nt

mishap [ˈmɪshæp] ndisgrazia

mishap
n mishap [ˈmishӕp]
an unlucky accident. ongeluk حادِث مُؤْسِف، مُصيبَه злополука nehoda mindre uheld das Unglück ατύχημα contratiempo, percance äpardus اتفاق بد vahinko mésaventure תְּאוּנָה दुर्घटना nesreća, nezgoda baleset kecelakaan óhapp, slysni disavventura 事故 불행한 일, 재난 nelaimingas nutikimas neveiksme; nelaime kejadian yang tidak diingini ongeval uhell, uheldig episode nieszczęście acidente ne­norocire неприятное происшествие nehoda nezgoda nezgoda missöde, malör อุบัติเหตุ aksilik 不幸的事 невдача; нещасний випадок حادثہ tai nạn 不幸的


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The Lion became quite angry at the laughter caused by the Scarecrow's mishap, and giving a loud roar that echoed like thunder, he dashed up the hill.
He arrived without any mishap, and, having finished his business, set out on his return.
In the bitterness of his heart, the Blackfoot renegade repined at the mishap which had severed him from a race of congenial spirits, and driven him to take refuge among beings so destitute of martial fire.
 
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