mishap/ˈmɪshæp/EtymologyFrom Middle English mishap, myshappe, myssehappe, equivalent to mis- + hap.mishap means An accident, mistake, or problem. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 66 out of 100.nounAn accident, mistake, or problem.“Since the mishap with the banana peel, he watches his step.”Ill luck; misfortune; mischance.“Rome’s readiest champions, repose you here in rest, Secure from worldly chances and mishaps!”verbTo happen through misfortune; to mishappen.