Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mischance

/mɪsˈtʃɑːns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: mis-chance
IPA: /mɪsˈtʃɑːns/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bad luck, misfortune.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A mishap, an unlucky circumstance.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To undergo (a misfortune); to suffer (something unfortunate).

Example Sentences

"But let this same be presently perform'd / Even when men's minds are wild, lest more mischance / On plots and errors happen."
"I write gaily enough, for there is no use in bewailing such a hopeless mischance."
"He doth miraculously protect from thieves, incursions, sword, fire, and all violent mischances […]"

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman meschance, Old French meschance, meschaunce.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mɪsˈtʃɑːns/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mischances (plural) mischances (present, singular) mischancing (participle, present) mischanced (participle, past) mischanced (past)

Derived Forms

mischanceful mischancy

Synonyms

mishap misluck adverseness adversity bad cess bad luck disadventure hard luck ill luck illfare misadventure mischance

Antonyms

fortuity

Questions

How do you pronounce mischance?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈtʃɑːns/.
What does mischance mean?: Bad luck, misfortune.
Where does mischance come from?: From Anglo-Norman meschance, Old French meschance, meschaunce.

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