noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmɪshæp/
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/mɪsˈhæp/
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rhymes with -æp
CMU ARPABET:M IH1 S HH AE2 P
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An accident, mistake, or problem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Since the mishap with the banana peel, he watches his step.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: adversity, contretemps
Antonyms: fortuity
2
noun
Meaning 2
Ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: adversity, misluck, adverseness, bad cess, bad luck, disadventure, hard luck, ill luck, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap, tough luck, unfortunateness, unluck, unluckiness
Antonyms: goodhap
3
verb
Meaning 3
To happen through misfortune; to mishappen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
an instance of misfortune
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.