Synonyms for mishap
ˈmɪs hæp, mɪsˈhæpmishap

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1. mishap

   An accident is that which happens without any one's direct intention; a chance that which happens without any known cause. If the direct cause of a railroad accident is known, we can not call it a chance. To the theist there is, in strictness, no chance, all things being by divine causation and control; but chance is spoken of where no special cause is manifest: "By chance there came down a certain priest that way," Luke x, 31. We can speak of a game of chance, but not of a game of accident. An incident is viewed as occurring in the regular course of things, but subordinate to the main purpose, or aside from the main design. Fortune is the result of inscrutable controlling forces. Fortune and chance are nearly equivalent, but chance can be used of human effort and endeavor as fortune can not be; we say "he has a chance of success," or "there is one chance in a thousand," where we could not substitute fortune; as personified, Fortune is regarded as having a fitful purpose, Chance as purposeless; we speak of fickle Fortune, blind Chance; "Fortune favors the brave." The slaughter of men is an incident of battle; unexpected defeat, the fortune of war. Since the unintended is often the undesirable, accident tends to signify some calamity or disaster, unless the contrary is expressed, as when we say a fortunate or happy accident. An adventure is that which may turn out ill, a misadventure that which does turn out ill. A slight disturbing accident is a mishap. Compare EVENT; HAZARD.

   Synonyms:
   accident, adventure, calamity, casualty, chance, contingency, disaster, fortuity, hap, happening, hazard, incident, misadventure, misfortune, possibility

   Antonyms:
   appointment, calculation, certainty, decree, fate, foreordination, intention, law, necessity, ordainment, ordinance, plan, preparation, provision, purpose

   Preposition:
   The accident of birth; an accident to the machinery.

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1. bad luck, mischance, mishapnoun

   an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate

   "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all"

   Synonyms:
   misadventure, misfortune, tough luck, ill luck, mischance, bad luck

2. mishap, misadventure, mischancenoun

   an instance of misfortune

   Synonyms:
   misadventure, mischance, bad luck

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1. • Luck
   • Misfortune

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1. mishapnoun

   Synonyms:
   misfortune, mischance, misadventure, calamity, ill luck

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1. mishapnoun

   Synonyms:
   accident

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1. List of paraphrases for "mishap":

   misadventure, accident, incident, tragedy

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How to use mishap in a sentence?

1. Kelly Burdick:

   Correcting the causal factors in the Jan. 8, 2014 MH mishap is paramount to the CH/MH-53 community.

2. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei:

   Saudi Arabia's rulers, instead of shifting blame (to others), must accept their responsibility in this heavy mishap by apologizing to the Islamic Ummah and their bereft families, and meeting their obligations to that effect, the Muslim world has many questions, and the deaths of more than 1,000 people in this incident is not a minor issue; therefore, the Muslim world must think of a remedy to this issue.

3. The Navy:

   An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, had a landing mishap on deck while USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) was conducting routine flight operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 24.

4. Marie Osmond:

   Just so you know, most of those big shows are [lip-synched] because they don’t want a mishap, and they want to make sure that everything is right.

5. Stephen Innes:

   No party wants a real war, but the risk of mishap or even aggressive war game escalation is real, which could always lead to a tactical mistake.