What does mishap mean?
Mishap means An accident, mistake, or problem..
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/ˈmɪshæp/ · noun
An accident, mistake, or problem..
Since the mishap with the banana peel, he watches his step.
He had come straight up without mishap or swerving off his course, and his shut teeth unlocked.
“Israel deeply regrets the tragic mishap that occurred today at the Nasser Hospital,” the office said in a statement. It went on to say that “Israel values the work of journalists, medical staff and all civilians.”
Rome’s readiest champions, repose you here in rest, Secure from worldly chances and mishaps!
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There are certain ceremonies which are observed once a year by a whole community or village, and are intended to safeguard its members from dangers of the forest, and from sickness and mishap during the coming twelve months.
Use mishap when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mishap means An accident, mistake, or problem..
Common synonyms include adversity, contretemps, misluck, adverseness.
Possible antonyms include fortuity, goodhap.
Since the mishap with the banana peel, he watches his step.
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