mishap

[US]/'mɪshæp/
[UK]/'mɪshæp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. disaster; unfortunate accident; [archaic] bad luck.

Phrases & Collocations

mishap occurrence

mishap situation

Example Sentences

the haps and mishaps of life

haps and mishaps of life

We reached home without mishap.

I’m afraid your son had a slight mishap in the playground.

although there were a few minor mishaps, none of the pancakes stuck to the ceiling.

A mishap prevented him from attending the routine meeting of the company.

debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity. Bothmishap and mischance connote slight or negligible incidents or consequences:

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