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English Dictionary: mischance	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for mischance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
mischance n an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all" Synonym(s): bad luck, mischance, mishap an instance of misfortune Synonym(s): mishap, misadventure, mischance
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mischance \Mischance"\, 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.