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mis·hap (mis′hap′)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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