mischance

  • 31mishap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. accident, mischance, misfortune. See adversity, evil. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. accident, mischance, misadventure; see catastrophe , disaster , misfortune 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. accident …

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  • 32excusable homicide — Misadventure Mis ad*ven ture (?; 135), n. [OE. mesaventure, F. m[ e]saventure.] Mischance; misfortune; ill luck; unlucky accident; ill adventure. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {Homicide by misadventure} (Law), homicide which occurs when a man, doing a… …

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  • 33Homicide by misadventure — Misadventure Mis ad*ven ture (?; 135), n. [OE. mesaventure, F. m[ e]saventure.] Mischance; misfortune; ill luck; unlucky accident; ill adventure. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {Homicide by misadventure} (Law), homicide which occurs when a man, doing a… …

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  • 34Misadventure — Mis ad*ven ture (?; 135), n. [OE. mesaventure, F. m[ e]saventure.] Mischance; misfortune; ill luck; unlucky accident; ill adventure. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] {Homicide by misadventure} (Law), homicide which occurs when a man, doing a lawful act,… …

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  • 35Misfortune — Mis*for tune, n. Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; mischance. [1913 Webster] Consider why the change was wrought, You ll find his misfortune, not his fault. Addison. [1913 Webster] Syn: Calamity; mishap;… …

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  • 36GUBU — is an acronym standing for grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre and unprecedented. The phrase was paraphrased from a comment by then Taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland, Charles Haughey, while describing a strange series of incidents in the summer… …

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  • 37Yallery Brown — is a mischievous fairy like nature spirit in an old Lincolnshire folk tale from England, which itself is usually named after the creature.The StoryAccording to the story, a young lad named Tom was sitting in a field resting during his daily… …

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  • 38salvation — salvational, adj. /sal vay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc. 2. the state of being saved or protected from harm, risk, etc. 3. a source, cause, or means of being saved or protected from harm,… …

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  • 39accident — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mishap, injury, casualty; chance, fortuity. See adversity, occurrence. Ant., plan, design. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An unexpected misfortune] Syn. mishap, mischance, setback, collision; see collision 1 …

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  • 40contretemps — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. embarrassment; mischance, mishap. See difficulty. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. awkward, mishap, misfortune, misadventure; see catastrophe , disaster , embarrassment 2 , predicament . III (Roget s Thesaurus …

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