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mischance |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mischance \Mis*chance"\, n. [OE. meschance, OF mescheance.] Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap. --Chaucer. Never come mischance between us twain. --Shak. Syn: Calamity; misfortune; misadventure; mishap; infelicity; disaster. See {Calamity}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mischance \Mis*chance"\, v. i. To happen by mischance. --Spenser. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mischance n 1: an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all" [syn: {bad luck}, {mishap}] 2: an instance of misfortune [syn: {mishap}, {misadventure}]
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