mishap
Speech parts
1. mishap - Noun
2. mishap - Verb
Meaning
To happen unluckily; -- used impersonally.
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if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all
A fatal aircraft mishap on 24 August 1990 involving a Coast Guard E-2C at the former Naval Station Roosevelt Roads in Puerto Rico citation prompted the Coast Guard to discontinue flying E-2Cs and to return its E-2Cs to the Navy.
After the tour and before the recording of the next album, Flesh + Blood (1980), Thompson broke his thumb in a motorcycle mishap and took a leave from the band.
After a minor adventure a minor mishap occurs; someone is guilty.
A further mishap occurred when Bolt was arrested for taking part in an anti-nuclear weapons demonstration, and Spiegel had to persuade him to sign a recognizance of good behaviour for him to be released from jail and continue working on the script.
Although Price recovered, Farquhar resolved after this mishap to give up acting for good.