mishap

/ˈmɪshæp/

noun 2verb 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

serious | minor, slight

QUANT

series

A whole series of mishaps delayed the wedding, from the florist losing the flowers to the photographer's camera breaking.

VERB + MISHAP

have, suffer

During the school trip, two students suffered a minor mishap when they got separated from the group.

avoid, prevent

PREP

without ~

The wedding ceremony went without mishap despite the unexpected rain.

Definitions

noun

An accident, mistake, or problem.

Since the mishap with the banana peel, he watches his step.

He had come straight up without mishap or swerving off his course, and his shut teeth unlocked.

Ill luck; misfortune; mischance.

Rome’s readiest champions, repose you here in rest, Secure from worldly chances and mishaps!

He ſvvet and ſvvet againe vvith ſuch exceſſiue ſvvoonings, as not only himſelfe, but likevviſe all the beholders, did verily deeme, that his life vvas ending. This ſtorme and miſhappe endured about ſome tvvo hovvres, after vvhich hee remayned not cured as his Maſter, but ſo vveary and indiſpoſed, as hee vvas not able to ſtand.

verb

To happen through misfortune; to mishappen.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an instance of misfortune

misadventure
mischance

noun — an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate

mischance

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Since the mishap with the banana peel, he watches his step.

Wiktionary

He had come straight up without mishap or swerving off his course, and his shut teeth unlocked.

Wiktionary

“Israel deeply regrets the tragic mishap that occurred today at the Nasser Hospital,” the office said in a statement. It went on to say that “Israel values the work of journalists, medical staff and a

Wiktionary

I broke my leg in two places during a skiing mishap.

Tatoeba · #253962

I had a small mishap.

Tatoeba · #1466718

I had a mishap.

Tatoeba · #3822401

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, mishap is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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