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mishap

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mis⋅hap

  [mis-hap, mis-hap]
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–noun
an unfortunate accident.
Origin:
1300–50; ME; see mis- 1 , hap

Synonyms:
misadventure, mischance.
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mis·hap   (mĭs'hāp', mĭs-hāp')   
n.  

  1. Bad luck.

  2. An unfortunate accident.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

mishap 
c.1330, "bad luck, unlucky accident," from mis- "bad" + hap "luck." Probably on analogy of O.Fr. meschance.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

MISHAP language
An early system on the IBM 1130.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
(2004-09-14)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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