mishap

Noun
  1. An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate (synset 111447956)
    "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all"
    is a type of: chance, fortune, hazard, luck - an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
    same as: bad luck, mischance
  2. An instance of misfortune (synset 107329027)
    is a type of: bad luck, misfortune - unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
    subtypes:
    • accident - an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
    • near miss - an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided
    • derailment - an accident in which a train runs off its track
    • ground loop - a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground
    • puncture - loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
    • slip, trip - an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
    • crash - (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative
    same as: misadventure, mischance

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