mischance
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mis·chance
(mĭs-chăns′)n.
1. An unfortunate occurrence; a mishap.
2. Bad luck.
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mischance
(mɪsˈtʃɑːns)n
1. bad luck
2. a stroke of bad luck
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mis•chance
(mɪsˈtʃæns, -ˈtʃɑns)n.
1. a mishap.
2. bad luck.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Old French]
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Noun | 1. | mischance - an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all" |
2. | mischance - an instance of misfortune accident - an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury near miss - an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided derailment - an accident in which a train runs off its track ground loop - a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground misfortune, bad luck - unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event puncture - loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object trip, slip - an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills" crash - (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since" |
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mischance
noun misfortune, accident, mishap, disaster, bad luck, calamity, misadventure, bummer (slang), contretemps, bad break (informal), ill fortune, ill luck, infelicity, ill chance By some mischance, the two letters were lost in the post.
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mischance
nounAn unexpected and usually undesirable event:
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Translations
سوء حَظ
smůla
uheld
óheppni
neveiksme
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mischance
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mischance
(misˈtʃaːns) noun (a piece of) bad luck.
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