Mishaps

//ˈmɪs.hæps// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of mishap form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of mishap form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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bad luckmischanceadversityaccidentadversenessadversity

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""Tell me," she says, "thy wanderings; stranger, come, / thy friends' mishaps and Danaan wiles proclaim; / for seven long summers now have seen thee roam / o'er every land and sea, far from thy native home.""

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