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mischance

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mis⋅chance

  [mis-chans, -chahns]
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–noun
a mishap or misfortune.
Origin:
1250–1300; mis- 1 + chance; r. ME mescheance < OF
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mis·chance   (mĭs-chāns')   
n.  

  1. An unfortunate occurrence; a mishap.

  2. Bad luck.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

mischance 
1297, from O.Fr. meschance, from V.L. *minuscadentiam; see mis- (2) + chance. Now usually "bad luck;" formerly much stronger: "calamity, disaster."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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