mischance
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8.5
- noun
- /ˈmɪsˌtʃæns/
:
desgracia
- He made no accusations against the people of Kairn Necros but took care to attribute the wrongs his own people had suffered to mischance or ignorance of the true situation.
- accident or mischance
Atucheima means like mischance things, things go off the wrong way.
- Atucheima means like mischance things, things go off the wrong way.
Examples
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Simple mischance, nothing more.
Fiction book (1993) -
But whatever its cause and whatever its course, my Bell's palsy spoke to me of frailty and mischance and convinced me that my belated attempt to reclaim my body from the passage of time was surely doomed to failure.
Academic text (1999) -
This is our fate, but we must still fear all other mischance.
Fiction book (2002) -
Until by mischance... he grew wings... and flew... like a bird.
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Who may I rather challenge for unkindness than pity for mischance!
Fiction book (2002) -
Lest, by some terrible mischance, the words should somehow reach his hairy ears.
Fiction book (1990) -
It is some mischance.
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Feeling the Boy wrongly convicted by some mischance of fate, the Kindly Heart sees a ray of hope in the visit of the governor to the city.
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The mischance of losing his wallet caused him great distress during his trip.
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She attributed her mischance in the game to bad luck rather than her skill.
Synonyms
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1.0
Unlucky events that happen by chance
75
3.7
A bad event that causes trouble
62
3.4
A small accident that causes trouble but not serious harm
15
6.9
An unlucky event that causes small harm or trouble
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3.8
Bad things that happen to someone by chance
Antonyms
How Unlucky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mischance comes from parts that mean mis- 'bad' and chance 'luck'. So a mischance is simply a bit of 'bad luck' or an unlucky event that happens by accident.