Mishap
[mis-hap, mis-hap] /ˈmɪs hæp, mɪsˈhæp/
noun
1.
an unfortunate accident.
/ˈmɪshæp/
noun
1.
an unfortunate accident
2.
bad luck
n.
early 14c., “bad luck, unlucky accident,” from mis- (1) “bad” + hap “luck.” Probably on analogy of Old French meschance (see mischance (n.)).
language
An early system on the IBM 1130.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
(2004-09-14)
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[mis-heer] /mɪsˈhɪər/ verb (used with object), misheard, mishearing. 1. to hear incorrectly or imperfectly: to mishear a remark. /ˌmɪsˈhɪə/ verb -hears, -hearing, -heard 1. to fail to hear correctly v. Old English mishieran, mishyran “to disobey;” see mis- (1) + hear. Sense of “to hear incorrectly” first recorded early 13c. Related: Misheard; mishearing.
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[mis-heer] /mɪsˈhɪər/ verb (used with object), misheard, mishearing. 1. to hear incorrectly or imperfectly: to mishear a remark. /ˌmɪsˈhɪə/ verb -hears, -hearing, -heard 1. to fail to hear correctly v. Old English mishieran, mishyran “to disobey;” see mis- (1) + hear. Sense of “to hear incorrectly” first recorded early 13c. Related: Misheard; mishearing.