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mishap
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1 a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury the usual mishaps of a family vacation Synonyms of mishap casualty, mischance, accidentWords Related to mishap calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, cropper, deathblow, disaster, tragedy; bummer, knock, misadventure, misfortune; collision, crack-up, crash, smashup, wreckNear 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, tragedyWords 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, portionNear Antonyms of mishap break, chance, fluke, godsend, hit, opportunity, strike, stroke, windfall; accomplishment, achievement, successAntonyms of mishap fortune, luck, serendipity
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