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mishap

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪshæp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɪshæp, mɪsˈhæp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mis′hap, mis hap′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mis•hap /ˈmɪshæp, mɪsˈhæp/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. an unfortunate event:[countable] We had a little mishap on the way over here.[uncountable]They flew through the snowstorm without mishap.
See -hap-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mis•hap  (mis′hap, mis hap′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an unfortunate accident.
  • 1300–50; Middle English; see mis-1, hap
    misadventure, mischance.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mishap /ˈmɪshæp/ n
  1. an unfortunate accident
  2. bad luck
'mishap' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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Collocations: a [cooking, work, cycling] mishap, a [terrible, further, serious, minor, slight] mishap, [has been, caused] a [terrible, serious, minor, slight] mishap, more...

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