mishap

C2+ Topic:Safety & Risk

US /ˈmɪsˌhæp/ UK /ˈmɪshæp/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
an unlucky accident, usually minor

Apart from a small mishap with the gravy, dinner went well.

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Etymology

From Middle English mishap, from mis- ('wrongly, badly') + hap ('luck, chance'), from Old Norse happ ('chance, good luck').

mis- Old English happ Old Norse

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Topics

Safety & Risk

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# mishap

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmɪsˌhæp/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪshæp/

## Meanings
1. an unlucky accident, usually minor

## Examples
- Apart from a small mishap with the gravy, dinner went well.

## Synonyms
- accident
- mischance
- misfortune
- mistake
- setback
- misadventure

## Antonyms
- luck
- fortune

## Related Forms
- hap
- happen
- haphazard
- happy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mis-
- Root: happ

## Etymology
From Middle English mishap, from mis- ('wrongly, badly') + hap ('luck, chance'), from Old Norse happ ('chance, good luck').

## AI Etymology
Mishap is from Middle English mishap, from mis- ('wrongly, badly') + hap ('luck, chance'), from Old Norse happ ('chance, good luck'). Important recorded forms include mis- (Old English) and happ (Old Norse). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers an unlucky accident, usually minor. The wider family includes related words such as hap, happen, haphazard, and happy.

## Topics
- Safety & Risk

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