Definition of "mishap" []

• Bad luck. (noun)
• An unfortunate accident. (noun)

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• "If you follow the Republicans anything that could be seen as our economy getting better, the president has nothing to do with but every mishap is his fault ...."
• "A scheduling mishap is what caused her to quit her term early."
• "If the developing embryo does not implant in the right location -- such as an ectopic pregnancy -- then the surgery to deal with this life-threatening mishap is not an "abortion", because there is no viable pregnancy to abort."