mishap
noun
Origin of mishap
Synonyms for mishap
Related Words for mishap
misfortune, disaster, setback, blunder, calamity, hazard, pileup, mistake, blow, smash, misadventure, collision, fluke, total, fender-bender, rear-enderExamples from the Web for mishap
Contemporary Examples of mishap
At the very least, the damage amounts to what the Air Force calls a Class A mishap, which causes more than $2 million in damage.
This is not the only mishap that the McDaniel campaign has experienced in the past 48 hours.
Whatever the cause, whether hostile fire or mishap or anything else, the tragic result was the same.
After NASDAQ shut down for a period of time on Thursday, its CEO went on CNBC to try and defend its response to the mishap.
While local and national officials traded barbs over who screwed up in Rio, Francis made the most of the mishap.
Historical Examples of mishap
This was his first knowledge of Porter's mishap, for he had been in New York.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
After all, this mishap appeared to Boxtel of no great consequence.
The Black TulipAlexandre Dumas (Pere)
They were at some distance from home, and I found that Turkey had heard nothing of the mishap.
Ranald Bannerman's BoyhoodGeorge MacDonald
And to what mishap do you attribute Mademoiselle's so unceremonious departure?
The Inn at the Red OakLatta Griswold
A pretty dreary camp we pitched that evening near the place of our mishap.
The Long Labrador TrailDillon Wallace