mishaps

noun

plural of mishap
1
as in accidents
a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury the usual mishaps of a family vacation

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2
as in misfortunes
bad luck or an example of this mishap followed wherever he went

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Recent Examples of mishaps After a weekend of alarming headlines about AI mishaps, public sector breaches, and agents gaining unauthorized access to outside systems, tech and AI CEOs are descending on Washington yet again this week. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2026 Looking at the past mishaps sparked by high rates, the banking sector is typically punished the hardest. — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 The communication in Miami’s young secondary comes to the forefront to eliminate those mishaps. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 Pro Ref, the governing body for English soccer officials, will be keen to avoid any further mishaps before the international break. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 The Air Force Safety Center has recorded at least 14 Class A F-16 mishaps since 2000. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026 Car wrecks and other mishaps lead to people disappearing, only to be later found submerged underwater. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 The multi-generational family comedy is set in a Mumbai neighborhood and follows five families whose lives are intertwined by everyday favors, opinions and mishaps. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 This joins the list of the sport’s most controversial endings ever, including other clock mishaps. — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mishaps
  1. accidents
  2. misfortunes
  3. tragedies
Noun
  • The incident is the latest in a handful of rare but sometimes deadly accidents involving passengers being dragged by subway trains.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Deadly boat accidents are common in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where rivers and lakes are a major means of transport for its more than 100 million people.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of accidents
Noun
  • Poliński said Zosia would likely have been blamed for misfortunes such as disease and famine that often plagued the region in the 17th century, which people sometimes attributed to supernatural activity by the dead.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But the fire this time was started by a son, which led to raging misfortunes that consumed his three brothers one by one, leaving only ashen memories for his surviving sister and aged parents to sift through.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of misfortunes
Noun
  • Suicide, unfortunately, is not uncommon among the young, and in fact, several sources have noted a recent rash of these tragedies in the Aurora community.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • But while the show has had staggering success and an enduring legacy over the past decade off the air, it’s also been marked by multiple tragedies.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of tragedies

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“Mishaps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mishaps. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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