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mishaps

NOUN

bad luck; disaster

Synonyms

WEAK

accident adversity affliction annoyance anxiety bad break bad news blow burden calamity casuality cataclysm catastrophe contretemps cross crunch debacle disadvantage disappointment discomfort dole failure hard luck hardship harm inconvenience infelicity loss misadventure mischance misery nuisance reverse rotten luck setback stroke of bad luck tough luck tragedy trial tribulation trouble unpleasantness visitation worry

Antonyms

WEAK

advantage benefit blessing fortune good luck

NOUN

accident

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blunder calamity disaster hazard misfortune mistake pileup setback

STRONG

blow collision crack-up fender-bender fluke misadventure smash total

WEAK

ill-fortune rear-ender smashup stack-up wrack-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accuracy blessing boon certainty correction good fortune good luck proof success

Example Sentences

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Here are a few other recent cases of missing Oscars, and the occasional mishaps that led to their recovery.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

A few unnecessarily curt speech interruptions threatened the calm, but mainly, this was a smoothly run machine of a show, devoid of mishaps.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Drivers emerge unscathed from the worst-looking mishaps because of safety precautions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

The mishaps during a run-through that the US space agency calls a "wet dress rehearsal" dashed hopes that the mission around the Moon could launch as soon as Sunday.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

But now it was morning, and she had to decide what to say to Lady Constance about the previous evening’s mishaps.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood