mischance

n.

1. An unfortunate occurrence; a mishap.
2. Bad luck.

noun

An unexpected and usually undesirable event: accident, casualty, contretemps, misadventure, misfortune, mishap. See help/harm/harmless, surprise/expect.

IN BRIEF: Bad luck that is not serious.

I had one small mischance in my race for the gold medal but it did not keep me from my goal.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
  Synonyms: bad luck, mishap

Meaning #2: an instance of misfortune
  Synonyms: mishap, misadventure

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - uheld

Nederlands (Dutch)
pech

Français (French)
n. - malheur, mésaventure

Deutsch (German)
n. - unglücklicher Zufall

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ατύχημα, αποτυχία

Italiano (Italian)
sfortuna

Português (Portuguese)
n. - azar (m)

Русский (Russian)
невезение, несчастный случай

Español (Spanish)
n. - mala suerte, infortunio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - missöde

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不幸, 灾难

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不幸, 災難

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 재난

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不運, 不幸, 災難

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سو حظ أو طالع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מזל ביש, תאונה, אסון‬

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