mishap

noun
/ˈmɪshæp//mɪsˈhæp/

Etymology

From Middle English mishap, myshappe, myssehappe, equivalent to mis- + hap.

  1. inherited from mishap

Definitions

  1. An accident, mistake, or problem.

    • Since the mishap with the banana peel, he watches his step.
    • He had come straight up without mishap or swerving off his course, and his shut teeth unlocked.
    • “Israel deeply regrets the tragic mishap that occurred today at the Nasser Hospital,” the office said in a statement. It went on to say that “Israel values the work of journalists, medical staff and all civilians.”
  2. Ill luck

    Ill luck; misfortune; mischance.

    • Rome’s readiest champions, repose you here in rest, Secure from worldly chances and mishaps!
    • There are certain ceremonies which are observed once a year by a whole community or village, and are intended to safeguard its members from dangers of the forest, and from sickness and mishap during the coming twelve months.
  3. To happen through misfortune

    To happen through misfortune; to mishappen.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mishap. 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