mishap
/ˈmɪshæp/
mishap noun: an accident, mistake, or problem.
Noun
mishap (plural mishaps)
- 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.1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- adversity, contretemps
- Antonyms:
- fortuity
- Ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
- Rome’s readiest champions, repose you here in rest,
Secure from worldly chances and mishaps!c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac... - He ſvvet and ſvvet againe vvith ſuch exceſſiue ſvvoonings, as not only himſelfe, but likevviſe all the beholders, did verily deeme, that his life vvas ending. This ſtorme and miſhappe endured about ſome tvvo hovvres, after vvhich hee remayned not cured as his Maſter, but ſo vveary and indiſpoſed...1612, [Miguel de Cervantes], “Wherein are Rehearsed the Innumerable Misfortunes which Don-Quixote and His Good Squire Sancho Suffered in the Inne, which He to His Harme Thought to be a Castle”, in...
- Synonyms:
- adversity, misluck, adverseness, bad cess, bad luck, disadventure, hard luck, ill luck, illfare, misadventure
- Antonyms:
- goodhap
- Rome’s readiest champions, repose you here in rest,
Verb
IPA/mɪsˈhæp/
mishap (third-person singular simple present mishaps, present participle mishapping, simple past and past participle mishapped)
- To happen through misfortune; to mishappen.
mishap meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
mishap in Tamil
- எதிர்பாரா இடையூறு, வாய்ப்புக் கேடு, வாய்ப்புக்கேடு, அசம்பாவிதம்
mishap in Urdu
- آفت, جھٹکا, افتاد
mishap in Bengali
- mishap, accident
- বিপদ bipod
mishap in Malayalam
- mishap
- അപകടം apakaṭaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- mishap in Kannada
- ದುರ್ಘಟನೆ, ವಿಪತ್ತು, ಆಪತ್ತು, ಅನಿಷ್ಟ
- mishap in Vietnamese
- nạn, xui, rủi
Examples of mishap in a sentence
- “Israel deeply regrets the tragic mishap that occurred today at the Nasser Hospital,” the office said in a statement.2025 August 25, Isabel Kershner, Aaron Boxerman, Ameera Harouda, quoting office of Benjamin Netanyahu, “Israeli Hospital Strike Kills 20 in...
- This ſtorme and miſhappe endured about ſome tvvo hovvres, after vvhich hee remayned not cured as his Maſter, but ſo vveary and indiſpoſed, as hee vvas not able to ſtand.1612, [Miguel de Cervantes], “Wherein are Rehearsed the Innumerable Misfortunes which Don-Quixote and His Good Squire Sancho Suffered in...
Synonyms of mishap
- adversity
- contretemps
- misluck
- adverseness
- bad cess
- bad luck
- hard luck
- ill luck
- misadventure
- mischance
7 more synonymsFewer synonyms
Antonyms
Forms of mishap
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | mishaps |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | mishaps |
| present participle | mishapping |
| past participle | mishapped |
| past | mishapped |
Origin of mishap
From Middle English mishap, myshappe, myssehappe, equivalent to mis- + hap.
From Middle English mishappen, equivalent to mis- + hap.
Words that rhyme with mishap
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- scrap
- map
- rap
- slap
- overlap
- pap
- crap
- sap
- yap
- bap
- unwrap
- app
- chap
- dap
- frappe
- nap
- uncap
- wap
- entrap
- enwrap
- fap
- frap
- hap
- jap
- minimap
- Phrygian cap
- plap
- recap
- whap
- anion gap
- asap
- bad rap
- belap
- betrap
- cloth cap
- Fanny Murray cap
- FAPP
- GAAP
- ion trap
- katsap
- lagniappe
- Noddy cap
- scap
- shrap
- stap
- umbelap
- unstrap
- voting cap
Questions about mishap
- What does mishap mean?
- Mishap means an accident, mistake, or problem.
- What is mishap in Tamil?
- Mishap in Tamil is எதிர்பாரா இடையூறு, வாய்ப்புக் கேடு, வாய்ப்புக்கேடு. See Mishap meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use mishap in a sentence?
- “Israel deeply regrets the tragic mishap that occurred today at the Nasser Hospital,” the office said in a statement.
- What part of speech is mishap?
- Mishap can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce mishap?
- Mishap is pronounced /ˈmɪshæp/.
- What is the plural of mishap?
- The plural of mishap is mishaps.
Words near mishap in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: mishap (page history and authors); mishap (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mishap (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); বিপদ (Bengali) (page history and authors); അപകടം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); mishap (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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