mishaps

NOUN

bad luck; disaster

Synonyms

WEAK

accident adversity affliction annoyance anxiety bad break bad news blow burden calamity casuality cataclysm catastrophe contretemps cross crunch debacle disadvantage disappointment discomfort dole failure hard luck hardship harm inconvenience infelicity loss misadventure mischance misery nuisance reverse rotten luck setback stroke of bad luck tough luck tragedy trial tribulation trouble unpleasantness visitation worry

Antonyms

WEAK

advantage benefit blessing fortune good luck

NOUN

accident

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blunder calamity disaster hazard misfortune mistake pileup setback

STRONG

blow collision crack-up fender-bender fluke misadventure smash total

WEAK

ill-fortune rear-ender smashup stack-up wrack-up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accuracy blessing boon certainty correction good fortune good luck proof success

Example Sentences

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There are measures the company has adopted over the years to bolster its platform against myriad vulnerabilities: adopting cybersecurity programs to preempt automated bot accounts, and expanding protections for music festival mishaps.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

Starbucks Korea revealed on Tuesday a series of mishaps leading to its heavily criticised "Tank Day" promotion, including the use of AI to develop the campaign, which it said lacked "social and historical sensitivity".

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Here are a few other recent cases of missing Oscars, and the occasional mishaps that led to their recovery.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

A self-assured, naive young woman joins a dysfunctional theater company in Beryl Bainbridge’s darkly comic novel of mishaps and maturity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

These unfortunate mishaps notwithstanding, we wizards may congratulate ourselves on a job well done.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling