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MISHAP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An instance of misfortune
Synonyms:
misadventure; mischance; mishap
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mishap" is a kind of...):
bad luck; misfortune (unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mishap"):
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)
puncture (loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object)
slip; trip (an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall)
crash ((computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
Example:
if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all
Synonyms:
bad luck; mischance; mishap
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("mishap" is a kind of...):
chance; fortune; hazard; luck (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another)
Context examples:
Meg, who went shopping in the afternoon and got a 'sweet blue muslin', had discovered, after she had cut the breadths off, that it wouldn't wash, which mishap made her slightly cross.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
All night he ran, blundering in the darkness into mishaps and obstacles that delayed but did not daunt.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
When he had finished, he thanked her kindly and oiled himself thoroughly with his jeweled oil-can, to guard against mishap.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
That settled it, and telling him of Meg's mishap, Jo gratefully accepted and rushed up to bring down the rest of the party.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
The Lion became quite angry at the laughter caused by the Scarecrow's mishap, and giving a loud roar that echoed like thunder, he dashed up the hill.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
The lobster was instantly surrounded by a halo of pleasing reminiscences, and curiosity about 'the charming young ladies' diverted his mind from the comical mishap.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
There was a pleasing inequality in the table, which produced many mishaps to cups and plates, acorns dropped in the milk, little black ants partook of the refreshments without being invited, and fuzzy caterpillars swung down from the tree to see what was going on.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
