Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An unfortunate accident.
- noun Archaic Bad luck.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To happen or turn out ill; go wrong.
- noun An unfortunate or evil hap; mischance; misfortune.
- noun A lapse from virtue.
- noun Synonyms Mischance, Disaster, etc. See
misfortune .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
- intransitive verb obsolete To happen unluckily; -- used impersonally.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
accident ,mistake , orproblem .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an instance of misfortune
- noun an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
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Examples
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A scheduling mishap is what caused her to quit her term early.
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If you follow the Republicans anything that could be seen as our economy getting better, the president has nothing to do with but every mishap is his fault ....
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If the developing embryo does not implant in the right location -- such as an ectopic pregnancy -- then the surgery to deal with this life-threatening mishap is not an "abortion", because there is no viable pregnancy to abort.
Help Stop the Re-Definition of Contraception as Abortion 2008
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The Pro Bowl mishap is a bump in the road considering the career-threatening throwing-shoulder injury Brees overcame last offseason.
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Drag, 24, of Millington, Ill. The cause of the mishap is under investigation.
KIA KIA/BNR 2006
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Also, at the Wright Aeronautics Laboratories, television cameras are being used to observe the testing of new aircraft engines, where the danger of explosion and mechanical mishap is quite high.
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Obviously there will be less danger of mishap from a short trip than from a long one; if possible, therefore, long journeys by rail should be broken so as to afford opportunity for rest.
The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy 1912
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The story about your husband’s mishap is a terrific analogy, and yes, doesn’t the sense of freedom … lightness … feel good! by
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He figured the mishap was a mere "pebble in the road."
For travelers stranded in U.S. by volcano, a flight home can't come too soon 2010
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mishap, n. military euphemism for a terrible crash
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February 2, 2016