mishap

n.

1. Bad luck.
2. An unfortunate accident.

noun

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

IN BRIEF: A misfortune.

The adventurers had one mishap after another but they arrived at their destination intact.

Tutor's tip: The teen's "mishap" (misfortune or accident) managed to "misshape" (to provide a wrong or bad shape or form to an object) her father's car beyond repair.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

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

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

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - uheld

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongeluk, ongelukje

Français (French)
n. - incident

Deutsch (German)
n. - Mißgeschick

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναποδιά, ατυχία, κακοτυχία, ατύχημα

Italiano (Italian)
disgrazia, disavventura, sfortuna

Português (Portuguese)
n. - acidente, percalço

Русский (Russian)
неудача, казус

Español (Spanish)
n. - accidente, contratiempo, desgracia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - missöde

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不幸之事, 恶运, 灾祸

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不幸之事, 惡運, 災禍

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 재난

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 災難

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حظ عاثر, حادث مؤسف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תאונה, פגיעה, תקרית‬

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