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mischance

American  
[mis-chans, -chahns] / mɪsˈtʃæns, -ˈtʃɑns /

noun

  1. a mishap or misfortune.

mischance British  
/ mɪsˈtʃɑːns /

noun

  1. bad luck

  2. a stroke of bad luck

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Etymology

Origin of mischance

1250–1300; mis- 1 + chance; replacing Middle English mescheance < Old French

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