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Mishap vs Unfortunate - What's the difference?

mishap | unfortunate |

As nouns the difference between mishap and unfortunate

is that mishap is an accident, mistake, or problem while unfortunate is an unlucky person.

As an adjective unfortunate is

not favored by fortune.

mishap

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An accident, mistake, or problem.
    • 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.
  • Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Secure from worldly chances and mishaps .

    unfortunate

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • not favored by fortune
  • marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune

    • Synonyms

    * (not favored by fortune) unsuccessful * (accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) unlucky

    Antonyms

    * (not favored by fortune) fortunate * (accompanied by or resulting in misfortune) fortunate, lucky

    See also

    * deplorable * regrettable * infelicitous * unsuitable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An unlucky person.