mishap

«mishap» in Mova's school dictionary: a small accident or piece of bad luck that spoils a plan — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (mishaps)

meaning for a pupil

A mishap is a small accident or piece of bad luck that spoils a plan. tree →

sense in the lessons

an unlucky event that changes what a character had planned; in stories it often leads the hero into a new problem

examples

• The bus was late, which was a mishap for our trip. tree →
• After a small mishap with the jug, the milk spilled everywhere. tree →
• Allowing for mishaps, we will buy 12 eggs, not 10. tree →
• Despite the mishap, the cake was still good. tree →

note

If mishaps happen, the number of items left may be smaller than planned, so allow for losses when you count.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mishap» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.