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misfortune vs mischance

mischance vs misfortune

misfortune and mischance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
misfortune Yes No No No
mischance Yes No No No
As nouns, mischance is a hyponym of misfortune; that is, mischance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than misfortune:
  • misfortune: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
  • mischance: an instance of misfortune
Other hyponyms of misfortune include pity, shame, misadventure, mishap, calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, adversity, hardship, knock.
misfortune (noun) mischance (noun)
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event an instance of misfortune
an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
Difference between misfortune and mischance

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