NOUN | phenomenon | mischance, bad luck, mishap | an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate / unfortunate |
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event | mischance, mishap, misadventure | an instance of misfortune |
Meaning | An unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate / unfortunate. | |
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Synonyms | bad luck, mishap | |
Broader | luck, fortune, chance, hazard | An unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way / way rather than another |
Spanish | contratiempo, desdicha, desgracia, desventura, infortunio, percance | |
Catalan | calamitat, desgràcia, desventura, infortuni, malastrugança |
Meaning | An instance of misfortune. | |
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Synonyms | mishap, misadventure | |
Narrower | accident | An unfortunate mishap |
crash | (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative | |
derailment | An accident in which a train runs off its track | |
ground loop | A sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground | |
near miss | An accidental collision that is narrowly avoided | |
puncture | Loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object | |
slip, trip | An accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall | |
Broader | misfortune, bad luck | unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate / unfortunate event |
Spanish | desventura, percance | |
Catalan | desventura |
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