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mishap

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of mishap

1 a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury

  • the usual mishaps of a family vacation
Synonyms of mishap

accident, casualty, mischance
Words Related to mishap

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

bummer, knock, misadventure, misfortune

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

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

fortune, luck, serendipity

2 bad luck or an example of this

  • mishap followed wherever he went
Synonyms of mishap

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

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 mishap

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

accomplishment, achievement, success
Antonyms of mishap

fortune, luck, serendipity

Synonym Discussion of mishap

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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