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Definition of Mishap
1. Noun. An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate. "If I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all"
2. Noun. An instance of misfortune.
Specialized synonyms: Accident, Near Miss, Derailment, Ground Loop, Puncture, Slip, Trip, Crash
Generic synonyms: Bad Luck, Misfortune
Definition of Mishap
1. n. Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
2. v. i. To happen unluckily; -- used impersonally.
Definition of Mishap
1. Noun. An accident, mistake, or problem. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mishap
1. an unfortunate accident [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mishap
Literary usage of Mishap
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York by John Romeyn Brodhead, Berthold Fernow, Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan, New York (State). Legislature (1881)
"... which mishap, yea even worse might befal Post and his people, we believe,
Captain Post should be directed to move himself, his people and the soldiers ..."
2. The Military Commander & the Law edited by Richard A. Gittins (1998)
"D. The purpose of the safety mishap investigation (AFI 91-204) is to determine
cause in order to prevent future mishaps. E. The primary purpose of the ..."
3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"GRIEVOUSLY. mishap 1. A commercially prepared list of supposed solecisms gotten
up a few years ago by a publisher for the purpose of promoting a line of ..."
4. The Works of Tobias Smollett by Tobias George Smollett, William Ernest Henley (1899)
"... in the course of which they are involved in a ludicrous Circumstance of
Distress, and afterwards take Vengeance on the Author of their mishap Meanwhile ..."
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