mishap
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈmɪshæp/
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percance
- We had a minor mishap during the picnic when the cooler tipped over.
- mishaps occur
- potential mishaps
- mishaps at events
It just seems like a slip or a mishap that would never occur.
- It just seems like a slip or a mishap that would never occur.
- And we went through so many runs of that with no mishaps that were unsafe.
- And so then I have them here just in case I have a mishap or a slip up.
- I'm sure there, you know, there were a bunch of bloopers and mishaps.
- But the FBI now joining with the Energy Department and saying the virus likely spread via a mishap in a Chinese lab.
- Asking ourselves what's our motivation for saying anything prevents a lot of missteps and mishaps in the world with ourselves and with the people around us.
- Now I know all of these things I mentioned could be some common mishaps that we have on a dating app or we just don't like about a dating app.
- I've had some oil mishaps on this surface already.
- So this bodes well for really not having any major mishaps when we do fully unlock in, in, in a few weeks time.
- She's kind of had a couple of mishaps over the last couple of months.
Examples
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And fortunately, during this mishap there have been no fatalities.
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Then we must hope, Captain, that you will suffer no further mishap.
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We had a little bit of a mishap at the lake.
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And so then I have them here just in case I have a mishap or a slip up.
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I kinda had, like, a little bathroom mishap in there.
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But he got to the front steps with no mishap and stood to wait.
Fiction book (1991) -
Hey, did we have a trash can mishap this morning?
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I had a little mishap defending justice at the nursing home.
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But she made steady progress without mishap until she was only a few rungs from the top.
Fiction book (1999) -
Sorry about the mishap.
Synonyms
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1.0
An unexpected event that causes harm or damage
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3.7
A bad event that causes trouble
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6.9
An unlucky event that causes small harm or trouble
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8.5
An unlucky event that causes problems
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Etymology
The word mishap comes from the old parts mis- 'wrong' and hap 'chance' or 'luck'. So a mishap is a 'wrong chance' — a small accident or bit of bad luck.