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/mi shan"teuhr/, n. Scot. and North Eng.a misfortune; mishap.Also, mischanter.[1745-55; var. of misaunter, equiv. to MIS-1 + aunter, var. of obs. aventure ADVENTURE]
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mishanter — [mi shan′tər] n. [altered < MISADVENTURE] Scot. mishap; misadventure … English World dictionary
mishanter — mi·shan·ter … English syllables
mishanter — mə̇ˈshantər noun ( s) Etymology: by alteration chiefly Scotland : misadventure … Useful english dictionary
mischanter — mə̇s(h)ˈchantər, mə̇ˈsha variant of mishanter * * * mischanter see mishanter … Useful english dictionary
mischanter — /mis chan teuhr, mi shan /, n. Scot. and North Eng. mishanter. * * * … Universalium
adversity — n 1. misfortune, affliction, hurt, harm, ruin, ruination; misery, woe, hardship, suffering, distress, bereavement, Archaic. bale, storm and stress, sea of troubles; infelicity, ill or bad luck, hard luck, ill or bad fortune, ambsace, evil eye,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
affliction — n 1. adversity, hurt, harm, ruin, ruination, desolation; misery, wretchedness, agony, torture, torment, distress, suffering, Archaic. bale; woe, grief, dolor, sorrow, sadness, anguish, anxiety, unhappiness, heartache, heartbreak, heavy heart;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
calamity — n 1. affliction, adversity, hurt, harm, ruin, ruination, desolation; misery, wretchedness, agony, torture, torment, distress, suffering, Archaic. bale; woe, grief, sorrow, dolor, sadness, anguish, anxiety, unhappiness, heartache, heartbreak,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
casualties — fatalities, losses; dead, wounded, dead and wounded, missing in action. 2. victim, sufferer; unfortunate, poor unfortunate, wretch, miserable wretch, poor devil; loser, prey, fortune s fool. 3. accident, mishap, mischance, misfortune,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
cataclysm — n 1. upheaval, violent upheaval, convulsion, spasm, eruption; violent change or disturbance, revolution, radical or total or sweeping change; subversion, overthrow, overturn, coup d dtat; debacle, collapse, downfall, breakdown, breakup; ruin,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
