All 3 Uses
mishap
in
The Idiot
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- Since the general's "mishap," as Colia called it, and the marriage of his sister, the boy had quietly possessed himself of far more freedom.†
Chpt 2.1 *mishap = unfortunate accident
- Every misfortune and mishap of the mother-country fills him with mirth, and even with ecstasy.†
Chpt 3.1
- The prince hastened to apologize, very properly, for yesterday's mishap with the vase, and for the scene generally.†
Chpt 4.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(mishap) an unfortunate accident -- usually minor
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)