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mischance

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of mischance

1 a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury

  • the smallest mischance could spell disaster for our plan
Synonyms of mischance

accident, casualty, mishap
Words Related to mischance

calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, cropper, deathblow, disaster, tragedy

bummer, knock, misadventure, misfortune

collision, crack-up, crash, smashup, wreck
Near Antonyms of mischance

boon, break, fluke, godsend, miracle, strike, windfall

fortune, luck, serendipity

2 bad luck or an example of this

  • by mischance she took a wrong turn and became hopelessly lost in the city
Synonyms of mischance

adversity, ill, knock, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, tragedy
Words Related to mischance

calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster

affliction, hardship, trial, tribulation, woe

distress, misery, suffering, unhappiness

defeat, failure, fizzle, nonsuccess

curse, evil, sorrow, trouble

accident, casualty

blow, body blow, disappointment, letdown, setback

circumstance, destiny, doom, fate, lot, portion
Near Antonyms of mischance

break, chance, fluke, godsend, hit, opportunity, strike, stroke, windfall

accomplishment, achievement, success
Antonyms of mischance

fortune, luck, serendipity

Synonym Discussion of mischance

misfortune, mischance, adversity, mishap mean adverse fortune or an instance of this. misfortune may apply to either the incident or conjunction of events that is the cause of an unhappy change of fortune or to the ensuing state of distress.
    • never lost hope even in the depths of misfortune
mischance applies especially to a situation involving no more than slight inconvenience or minor annoyance.
    • took the wrong road by mischance
adversity applies to a state of grave or persistent misfortune.
    • had never experienced great adversity
mishap applies to an often trivial instance of bad luck.
    • the usual mishaps of a family vacation

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