mishap

Meaning

Opposite of
fortuity, goodhap
Synonyms

accident
A2
misfortune
C1
mischance
misadventure
46k
disaster
B2
bad luck
calamity
C2
casualty
C2
ill luck
crash
B1
adversity
C2
misery
B2
failure
B2
turn-up
danger
B1
❗
evil
A2
blunder
20k

unforeseen event

mishaps
37k
mistake
A2

natural resin

reverse
B2
risk
A2
setback
C2
shipwreck
22k
tough luck
traverse
31k
undoing
21k
unluckiness
woe
C2

another affair

casus

death
A1
💀
waste
B1

accident good fortune

great calamity

malfortune
awkward
B2
by chance
cataclysm
36k
catastrophe
C1
collision
C1
💥
contrariety
contretemps
damage
B1
detriment
41k
disease
B1
fatalities
23k
fatality
26k
glitch
C2
Translations

Unglück
accident
percance
ongeval
desgracia
ongeluk
Unfall
Missgeschick
acidente
incidente
azar
accidente
mésaventure
Panne
Malheur
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɪshæp/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
mishap
Inherited from Middle English
mishappen
In summary

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

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