mishap
11mishap — mis|hap [ˈmıshæp] n [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: mis + hap ( HAPPY)] a small accident or mistake that does not have very serious results ▪ I had a slight mishap with one of the glasses. ▪ a series of mishaps without mishap ▪ Only one horse …
12mishap — mis|hap [ mıs,hæp ] noun count or uncount a minor mistake or accident: Hundreds of children end up in the hospital after some preventable mishap. without mishap: All six rocket launches that year went off without mishap …
13mishap — noun (C, U) a small accident or mistake that does not have very serious results: a slight mishap with the glasses | without mishap: Only one horse finished the course without mishap …
14mishap — [[t]mɪ̱shæp[/t]] mishaps N VAR A mishap is an unfortunate but not very serious event that happens to someone. After a number of mishaps she did manage to get back to Germany... The plot passed off without mishap. Syn: incident …
15mishap — misfortune / mishap [n] bad luck; disaster accident, adversity, affliction, annoyance, anxiety, bad break*, bad news*, blow*, burden, calamity, casuality, cataclysm, catastrophe, contretemps, cross, crunch, debacle, disadvantage, disappointment,… …
16mishap — noun An accident, mistake, or problem. After the mishap with the banana peel, he watches his step now …
17mishap — See accident. See accident, mishap …
18mishap — Generally, the word should suggest no more than a not very serious accident, which would rule out this headline: 30 die in mishap (Times). It isn t possible to say at what point exactly the word becomes inadequate to describe a misfortune, but …
19mishap — noun even a minor mishap can have serious consequences Syn: accident, trouble, problem, difficulty, setback, adversity, misfortune, blow; failure, disaster, tragedy, catastrophe, calamity, mischance, misadventure …
20mishap — /ˈmɪshæp / (say mishap) noun an unfortunate accident. {mis 1 + hap} …
