mischance

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Bad luck, misfortune.
2. (countable, uncountable) A mishap, an unlucky circumstance.

Verb

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

Opposite of

fortuity

Synonyms

mishap

misfortune

misadventure

bad luck

accident

adversity

unfortunate

misery

disaster

casualty

trouble

crash

unluckiness

ill luck

fatalities

good luck

haplessness

hazard

hitch

ill-luck

impairment

inaction

malfunction

mischief

misfortunes

mishaps

missing

natural resin

obstacle

obstruct

obstructive

risk

stoppage

tough luck

bullback

casus

ill-lucks

rough luck

unfortuna

malfortune

accursedness

barrier

blunder

breakdown

bug

🐛

cataclysm

catastrophe

collision

💥

conk

disturbance

Translations

malchance

azar

Unfall

ongeluk

kaza

Unglück

mala suerte

Pech

ατυχία

acidente

sfortuna

Malheur

mala sort

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɪsˈtʃɑːns/

Etymology

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