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Word entry · 6 letters

mishap

Best crossword clue

"Minor accident"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɪshæp/Part of speech nounSorted ahimpsStarts with MEnds with P1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an instance of misfortune

Word origin

From Middle English mishap, myshappe, myssehappe, equivalent to mis- + hap.

Used in a sentence

  • Since the mishap with the banana peel, he watches his step.
  • He had come straight up without mishap or swerving off his course, and his shut teeth unlocked.
  • “Israel deeply regrets the tragic mishap that occurred today at the Nasser Hospital,” the office said in a statement. It went on to say that “Israel values the work of journalists, medical staff and all civilians.”

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