mishap

mishap
n
1. accident, misfortune, misadventure, mischance, miscarriage, casualty, glitch, Scot, and North Eng. mishanter or mischanter; blow, nasty or staggering blow, buffet, stroke, stroke of bad luck or fortune; calamity, catastrophe, cataclysm, disaster, tragedy.
2. wreck, crash, car crash, collision, smash-up, crack-up, pile-up; flat, puncture, blowout; breakdown.
3. mistake, blunder, contretemps, Inf. slip-up, Sl. boo-boo, Sl. boner; slip, leak; oversight.
4. fluke, freak accident, one in a million, twist of fate; shock; fortuity, happening, hap, hazard.
5. adversity, infelicity, ill or bad luck, ill or bad fortune, affliction, hurt; ruin, collapse, downfall; reverse, reversal, reverse of fortune, setback, comedown, bitter pill; cross, check, checkmate; failure, fiasco, Inf. flop, Inf. fizzle, Inf. washout, Sl. bomb, Sl. turkey; muddle, mess, scrape.

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  • Mishap — Mis*hap , v. i. To happen unluckily; used impersonally. [Obs.] If that me mishap. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mishap — Mis*hap , n. Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Secure from worldly chances and mishaps. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mishap — index accident (misfortune), adversity, casualty, catastrophe, debacle, misfortune, quirk (accident) …   Law dictionary

  • mishap — (n.) early 14c., bad luck, unlucky accident, from MIS (Cf. mis ) (1) bad + HAP (Cf. hap) luck. Probably on analogy of O.Fr. meschance (see MISCHANCE (Cf. mischance) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • mishap — 1 *misfortune, mischance, adversity 2 *accident, casualty Analogous words: *misfortune, mischance: *disaster, calamity: *chance, fortune, hap, hazard …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • mishap — ► NOUN ▪ an unlucky accident …   English terms dictionary

  • mishap — [mis′hap΄] n. [ME (see MIS 1 & HAP1), prob. after OFr mescheance, mischance] 1. an unlucky or unfortunate accident 2. Now Rare bad luck; misfortune …   English World dictionary

  • mishap — UK [ˈmɪsˌhæp] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms mishap : singular mishap plural mishaps a minor mistake or accident Hundreds of children end up in hospital after some preventable mishap. without mishap: All six rocket launches that… …   English dictionary

  • mishap — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ major, serious ▪ fatal ▪ little, minor, slight … OF MISHAPS ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • mishap — n. (formal) 1) to have a mishap 2) a mishap befell us * * * [ mɪshæp] (formal) to have a mishap a mishap befell us …   Combinatory dictionary

  • mishap — mis|hap [ˈmıshæp] n [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: mis + hap ( HAPPY)] a small accident or mistake that does not have very serious results ▪ I had a slight mishap with one of the glasses. ▪ a series of mishaps without mishap ▪ Only one horse …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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