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mischance

noun
/mɪsˈtʃɑːns/UK

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman meschance, Old French meschance, meschaunce.

  1. derived from meschance
  2. derived from meschance

Definitions

  1. Bad luck, misfortune.

    • But let this same be presently perform'd / Even when men's minds are wild, lest more mischance / On plots and errors happen.
    • I write gaily enough, for there is no use in bewailing such a hopeless mischance.

  2. A mishap, an unlucky circumstance.

    • He doth miraculously protect from thieves, incursions, sword, fire, and all violent mischances […]

  3. To undergo (a misfortune)

    To undergo (a misfortune); to suffer (something unfortunate).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mischance. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA