mischance Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
mishap; bad luck.
- if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all
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noun an instance of misfortune
mishap; misadventure.
WordNet
Mis*chance" noun
Etymology
OE.Definitions
Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap. Chaucer.Never come mischance between us twain. Shak.
Syn. -- Calamity; misfortune; misadventure; mishap; infelicity; disaster. See Calamity .
Mis*chance" intransitive verb
Definitions
To happen by mischance. Spenser.