Mishap vs Infelicity - What's the difference?
mishap | infelicity | Related terms |
An accident, mistake, or problem.
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Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
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(uncountable) The condition of being infelicitous
(countable) Something that is infelicitous or inappropriate
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Mishap is a related term of infelicity.
As nouns the difference between mishap and infelicity
is that mishap is an accident, mistake, or problem while infelicity is (uncountable) the condition of being infelicitous.mishap
English
Noun
(en noun)- Since the mishap with the banana peel, he watches his step.
- He had come straight up without mishap or swerving off his course, and his shut teeth unlocked.
- Secure from worldly chances and mishaps .