mischance

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/mɪsˈtʃɑːns/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/mɪsˈtʃæns/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(mis chans′, -chäns′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
mis•chance /mɪsˈtʃæns/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. [countable] an occurrence of bad luck:An odd mischance brought him face to face with his enemy.
  2. bad luck:[uncountable]It was by mischance that the car ran off the road.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mis•chance  (mis chans′, -chäns′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a mishap or misfortune.
  • Old French
  • 1250–1300; mis-1 + chance; replacing Middle English mescheance

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mischance / mɪsˈtʃɑːns/
  1. bad luck
  2. a stroke of bad luck
'mischance' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accident - calamity - contretemps - disaster - infelicity - misadventure - misfortune - mishap

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