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mishap vs chance

chance vs mishap

mishap and chance both are nouns.

mishap is not an adjective while chance is an adjective.

mishap is not a verb while chance is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mishap Yes No No No
chance Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, chance is a hypernym of mishap; that is, chance is a word with a broader meaning than mishap:
  • mishap: an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
  • chance: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
Other hypernyms of mishap include fortune, hazard, luck.
mishap (noun) chance (noun)
an instance of misfortune a risk involving danger
an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
the possibility of future success
mishap (adjective) chance (adjective)
occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
mishap (verb) chance (verb)
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
be the case by chance
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