mishap n
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]

Mishap \Mis*hap"\, n. Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance. --Chaucer. Secure from worldly chances and mishaps. --Shak.

Mishap \Mis*hap"\, v. i. To happen unluckily; -- used impersonally. [Obs.] ``If that me mishap.'' --Chaucer.

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