Mishap vs Disgrace - What's the difference?
mishap | disgrace |
An accident, mistake, or problem.
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Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
* Shakespeare
The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
* Shakespeare
The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
(obsolete) An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
* Francis Bacon
To disrespect another; to put someone out of favor.
As nouns the difference between mishap and disgrace
is that mishap is an accident, mistake, or problem while disgrace is disgrace.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 .
disgrace
English
(wikipedia disgrace)Noun
(en noun)- Macduff lives in disgrace .
- the interchange continually of favours and disgraces