mishap (ˈmɪshæp
)
Definitions
noun
- an unfortunate accident
- bad luck
Synonyms
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accident,
disaster,
misfortune,
stroke of bad luck
adversity,
calamity,
misadventure,
contretemps,
mischance,
infelicity,
evil chance evil fortune
Translations
- British English:
mishap
A mishap is an unfortunate but not very serious event that happens to you.After a number of mishaps she managed to get back to home.ˈmɪshæp NOUN After a number of mishaps she managed to get back to home.
- Spanish:
percance
nm
- French:
mésaventure
nm
- German:
Missgeschick
nnt
- Chinese: 灾祸 n
- Arabic: حَادِثَةً n
- Portuguese: azar nm
- Russian: неудача nf
- Croatian: nezgoda nf
- Czech: malá nehoda nf
- Danish: mindre uheld nnt
- Dutch: ongelukje nnt
- Finnish: vahinko n
- Greek: αναποδιά nf
- Italian: contrattempo nm
- Japanese: 不幸な出来事 n
- Korean: 불행한 사건 n
- Norwegian: ulykkestilfelle nnt
- Polish: niepowodzenie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: azar nm
- European Spanish:
percance
nm
- Swedish: missöde nnt
- Thai: อุบัติเหตุเล็กๆ n
- Turkish: terslik n
- Vietnamese: việc không may n
Usage examples
He's currently (1155) up the mast fixing the halyard and sees the mishap as an inconvenience rather than a problem.
Yachting Boating World (2005)Villeneuve blamed the mishap on bad radio communications.
Toronto Sun (2003)The arena held his breath as he perfectly executed a release and catch before dismounting without any mishap.
Sun, News of the World (2002)It was the absence of Alan McGee, however, that lent the night its most striking sense of mishap.
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