| Mischance 1. (n.) Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap. 2. (v. i.) To happen by mischance. Thesaurus Entries accident, adversity, blow, calamity, casualty, cataclysm, catastrophe, collision, contretemps, crack-up, crash, disaster, grief, ill hap, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, nasty blow, pileup, shipwreck, shock, smash, smashup, staggering blow, tragedy, wreck |