mischance

[ mis-chans, -chahns ]

/ mɪsˈtʃæns, -ˈtʃɑns /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR mischance ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a mishap or misfortune.

Origin of mischance

1250–1300; mis-¹ + chance; replacing Middle English mescheance<Old French

Words nearby mischance

miscegenation, miscellanea, miscellaneous, miscellanist, miscellany, mischance, mischanter, mischief, mischief-maker, mischief night, mischievous

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Example sentences from the Web for mischance

But if you should happen down there by any mischance, I will give you the best accommodations the place affords.
The Mystery of the Locks|Edgar Watson Howe
By some mischance, one of the willows bordering the pool grew at a freakish angle.
The Duck-footed Hound|James Arthur Kjelgaard
Also some of their cattell perish, either by disease or mischance.
The Devil in Britain and America|John Ashton
If their beasts sickened, or any mischance happened, men laid it to the door of Miriam and Long Robin.
The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn|Evelyn Everett-Green

Nevertheless, he was here, and but for a mischance would have been lying dead there.
Tara|Philip Meadows Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for mischance

mischance

/ (mɪsˈtʃɑːns) /

noun

bad luck

a stroke of bad luck

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单词	mischance
释义	mischance [ mis-chans, -chahns ] / mɪsˈtʃæns, -ˈtʃɑns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mischance ON THESAURUS.COM noun a mishap or misfortune. Origin of mischance 1250–1300; mis-¹ + chance; replacing Middle English mescheance<Old French Words nearby mischance miscegenation, miscellanea, miscellaneous, miscellanist, miscellany, mischance, mischanter, mischief, mischief-maker, mischief night, mischievous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mischance But if you should happen down there by any mischance, I will give you the best accommodations the place affords. The Mystery of the Locks\|Edgar Watson Howe By some mischance, one of the willows bordering the pool grew at a freakish angle. The Duck-footed Hound\|James Arthur Kjelgaard Also some of their cattell perish, either by disease or mischance. The Devil in Britain and America\|John Ashton If their beasts sickened, or any mischance happened, men laid it to the door of Miriam and Long Robin. The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn\|Evelyn Everett-Green Nevertheless, he was here, and but for a mischance would have been lying dead there. Tara\|Philip Meadows Taylor British Dictionary definitions for mischance mischance / (mɪsˈtʃɑːns) / noun bad luck a stroke of bad luck Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mischance misfortune, accident, catastrophe, misadventure, contretemps, mishap, calamity, miscalculation
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mischance

noun

Origin of mischance

Words nearby mischance

Example sentences from the Web for mischance

British Dictionary definitions for mischance

noun

Words related to mischance