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mischance

noun as in unpredictable outcome

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Kent was rapidly becoming convinced that some mischance had overtaken the girl when an exclamation came from Liggett.

She had dropped the amethyst, by some incomprehensible mischance.

"Then walk beside my horse and we'll get back to the Townland of Mischance to-night," said the Churl.

Yield not thy neck / To fortune's yoke, but let thy dauntless mind / Still ride in triumph over all mischance.

Mr. Bryany, by a mischance catching Edward Henry's eye as he took the key, blushed.

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On this page you'll find 38 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to mischance, such as: accident, calamity, catastrophe, contretemps, misadventure, and miscalculation.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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