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mishap

[mis-hap, mis-hap]

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noun

an unfortunate accident.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see mis-¹, hap

Synonyms
misadventure, mischance.

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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Example Sentences

Jacobellis settled for a silver medal and was labeled a showboat after her mishap.

In the service of the empress, this inept chauffeur faced no legal sanction for the mishap.

Except for minor incidents of fire, the festivities had no major mishap.

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mishap (ˈmɪshæp)

—n
1.	an unfortunate accident
2.	bad luck

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Word Origin & History

mishap

early 14c., "bad luck, unlucky accident," from mis- "bad" + hap "luck." Probably on analogy of O.Fr. meschance.

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