mischance

  • 21mischance — n 1. accident, misfortune, mishap, miscarriage, misadventure, Scot, and North Eng. mis hanter or mischanter, glitch, casualty, contretemps; blow, nasty or staggering blow, buffet, stroke, stroke of bad luck or fortune; disaster, tragedy, calamity …

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  • 22mischance — mis·chance …

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  • 23mischance — mis•chance [[t]mɪsˈtʃæns, ˈtʃɑns[/t]] n. 1) a mishap 2) bad luck • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME < OF …

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  • 24mischance — /mɪsˈtʃæns / (say mis chans), / ˈtʃans/ (say chahns) noun ill luck; a mishap or misfortune. {Middle English meschance, from Old French mescheance. See mis 1, chance} …

  • 25mischance — n. 1 bad luck. 2 an instance of this. Etymology: ME f. OF mesch(e)ance f. mescheoir (as MIS (2), CHANCE) …

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  • 26misfortune — misfortune, mischance, adversity, mishap are comparable when they denote bad luck or adverse fortune or an instance of this. Misfortune is both the most common and the most general term; it is applicable equally to the incident or conjunction of… …

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  • 27Calamities — Calamity Ca*lam i*ty .; pl. {Calamities}. [L. calamitas, akin to in columis unharmed: cf. F. calamit[ e]] 1. Any great misfortune or cause of misery; generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or… …

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  • 28Calamity — Ca*lam i*ty .; pl. {Calamities}. [L. calamitas, akin to in columis unharmed: cf. F. calamit[ e]] 1. Any great misfortune or cause of misery; generally applied to events or disasters which produce extensive evil, either to communities or… …

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  • 29misfortune — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. an event or conjunction of events that causes an unfortunate or distressing result ; bad luck < by misfortune he fell into bad company > < had the misfortune to break his leg > b. an unhappy situation < always ready&#8230; …

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  • 30misfortune — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mishap, disaster, calamity, catastrophe; bad luck; adversity. See evil. Ant., good fortune. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Bad luck] Syn. back luck, ill fortune, ill luck, adversity, affliction, adverse&#8230; …

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