'Mishap' definitions:

Definition of 'mishap'

(from WordNet)
noun
An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all" [syn: bad luck, mischance, mishap]
noun
An instance of misfortune [syn: mishap, misadventure, mischance]

Definition of 'Mishap'

From: GCIDE
  • Mishap \Mis*hap"\, n. Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Secure from worldly chances and mishaps. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Mishap'

From: GCIDE
  • Mishap \Mis*hap"\, v. i. To happen unluckily; -- used impersonally. [Obs.] "If that me mishap." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'mishap'

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