mischanceful

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /mɪsˈtʃænsfəl/ UK /mɪsˈtʃɑːnsfʊl/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

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adj
bringing or marked by misfortune; unlucky

It was a mischanceful day, with every plan going awry.

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1 adj · bringing or marked by... unlucky unfortunateill-fatedluckless haplessill-starred

Opposites

lucky fortunate

Word family

Related forms mischance chance mischief

Etymology

From mischance + -ful, from Old French mescheance ('misfortune'), from mes- ('wrongly') + cheoir ('to fall'), from Latin cadere ('to fall').

mescheance Old French cadere Latin

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# mischanceful

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** mɪsˈtʃænsfəl
**IPA (UK):** mɪsˈtʃɑːnsfʊl

## Meanings
1. bringing or marked by misfortune; unlucky

## Examples
- It was a mischanceful day, with every plan going awry.

## Synonyms
- unlucky
- unfortunate
- ill-fated
- luckless
- hapless
- ill-starred

## Antonyms
- lucky
- fortunate

## Related Forms
- mischance
- chance
- mischief

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mescheance
- Root: cadere

## Etymology
From mischance + -ful, from Old French mescheance ('misfortune'), from mes- ('wrongly') + cheoir ('to fall'), from Latin cadere ('to fall').

## AI Etymology
Mischanceful comes from mischance + -ful, from Old French mescheance ('misfortune'), from mes- ('wrongly') + cheoir ('to fall'), from Latin cadere ('to fall'). The etymological trail includes Old French mescheance, Latin cadere. The same word family includes mischance, chance, mischief. Its current adjective use means "bringing or marked by misfortune; unlucky".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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