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mishap

Noun

1 an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all" [syn: bad luck, mischance]
2 an instance of misfortune [syn: misadventure, mischance]

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English

Noun

  1. An accident, mistake, or problem.
    After the mishap with the banana peel, he watches his step now.

Translations

An accident, mistake, or problem

Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words

accident, adversity, blow, calamity, casualty, cataclysm, catastrophe, collision, contretemps, crack-up, crash, disaster, dole, grief, ill hap, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, nasty blow, pileup, shipwreck, shock, smash, smashup, staggering blow, tragedy, wreck
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