Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mishap"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mishap \Mis*hap"\, n.
Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance. --Chaucer.
Secure from worldly chances and mishaps. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mishap \Mis*hap"\, v. i.
To happen unluckily; -- used impersonally. [Obs.] ``If that
me mishap.'' --Chaucer.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mishap
n 1: 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}]
2: an instance of misfortune [syn: {misadventure}, {mischance}]
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