mischance
Collocations
4ADJ.
hopeless, wild
MISCHANCE + NOUN
plots
PREP.
on
ADV.
such
Definitions
noun
Bad luck, misfortune.
But let this same be presently perform'd / Even when men's minds are wild, lest more mischance / On plots and errors happen.
I write gaily enough, for there is no use in bewailing such a hopeless mischance.
A mishap, an unlucky circumstance.
He doth miraculously protect from thieves, incursions, sword, fire, and all violent mischances […]
verb
To undergo (a misfortune); to suffer (something unfortunate).
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3But let this same be presently perform'd / Even when men's minds are wild, lest more mischance / On plots and errors happen.
WiktionaryI write gaily enough, for there is no use in bewailing such a hopeless mischance.
WiktionaryHe doth miraculously protect from thieves, incursions, sword, fire, and all violent mischances […]
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