mishap
/ˈmɪshæp/ noun C1- An accident, mistake, or problem. · Since the mishap with the banana peel, he watches his step.
- Ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
Plural mishaps
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It never hurt him, however, and Dorothy would pick him up and set him upon his feet again, while he joined her in laughing merrily at his own mishap.
When he had finished, he thanked her kindly and oiled himself thoroughly with his jeweled oil-can, to guard against mishap.
Dorothy was quite grieved at this mishap.
The Lion became quite angry at the laughter caused by the Scarecrow’s mishap, and giving a loud roar that echoed like thunder, he dashed up the hill.
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