mishap

The definition of a mishap is a minor problem or something that goes wrong.

(noun)

When you spill milk all over yourself, this is an example of a mishap.

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See mishap in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. an unlucky or unfortunate accident
  2. Now Rare bad luck; misfortune

Origin: ME (see mis- & hap), prob. after OFr mescheance, mischance

See mishap in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Bad luck.
  2. An unfortunate accident.

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