Antonyms for mishap


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mis-hap, mis-hap
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪs hæp, mɪsˈhæp


Definition of mishap

Origin :
  • early 14c., "bad luck, unlucky accident," from mis- (1) "bad" + hap "luck." Probably on analogy of Old French meschance (see mischance (n.)).
  • noun accident
Example sentences :
  • This was his first knowledge of Porter's mishap, for he had been in New York.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • After all, this mishap appeared to Boxtel of no great consequence.
  • Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • They were at some distance from home, and I found that Turkey had heard nothing of the mishap.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • And to what mishap do you attribute Mademoiselle's so unceremonious departure?
  • Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
  • A pretty dreary camp we pitched that evening near the place of our mishap.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • Mishap, desertion, and shipwreck pursued the luckless commander.
  • Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne
  • Consequently she was unaware of the mishap to the white flannels.
  • Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • With an impatient exclamation he looked down to discover the cause of his mishap.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Our share of the mishap is to be associated with so much calamity.
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • The poor fellow who had incurred the mishap had been, at his insistence, acting for him.
  • Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for mishap

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