mishap
noun/ˈmɪshæp//mɪsˈhæp/
Etymology
From Middle English mishap, myshappe, myssehappe, equivalent to mis- + hap.
- inherited from mishap
Definitions
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.”
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.
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