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Definitions for mischance
mɪsˈtʃæns, -ˈtʃɑnsmis·chance
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Princeton's WordNet
bad luck, mischance, mishapnoun
an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
"if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all"
mishap, misadventure, mischancenoun
an instance of misfortune
Wiktionary
mischancenoun
Bad luck, misfortune.
mischancenoun
A mishap, an unlucky circumstance.
Etymology: From meschance, meschance, meschaunce.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Mischancenoun
Ill luck; ill fortune; misfortune; mishap.
Etymology: mis and chance.
The lady Cecropia sent him to excuse the mischance of her beasts ranging in that dangerous sort. Philip Sidney, b. i.
Extreme dealing had driven her to put herself with a great lady, by which occasion she had stumbled upon such mischances as were little for the honour of her family. Philip Sidney, b. ii.
View these letters, full of bad mischance.
France is revolted. William Shakespeare, Henry VI. p. i.Sleep rock thy brain,
And never come mischance between us twain. William Shakespeare.Nothing can be a reasonable ground of despising a man but some fault chargeable upon him; and nothing can be a fault that is not naturally in a man’s power to prevent; otherwise, it is a man’s unhappiness, his mischance or calamity, but not his fault. Robert South, Sermons.
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mischance
Mischance is an unfortunate or unexpected accident, occurrence, or event that results in negative consequences. It often refers to bad luck or fate, rather than a result of a deliberate action.
Webster Dictionary
Mischancenoun
ill luck; ill fortune; mishap
Mischanceverb
to happen by mischance
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Mischance
mis-chans′, n. ill-luck: mishap, misfortune: calamity.—v.i. to chance wrongly, come to ill-luck.—adj. Mischan′cy (Scot.), unlucky.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mischance in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mischance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- infortunioSpanish
- malchanceFrench
- infortúnioPortuguese
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