mishap Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
    mischance; bad luck.
    • if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all
  2. noun an instance of misfortune
    mischance; misadventure.

WordNet


Mis*hap" noun
Definitions
  1. Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance. Chaucer.
    Secure from worldly chances and mishaps. Shak.
Mis*hap" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To happen unluckily; -- used impersonally. Obs. "If that me mishap." Chaucer.

Webster 1913