What part of speech is mishap?

Mishap can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. mishap is a noun, singular of mishaps.

Inflections

Noun

What does mishap mean?

Definitions

Verb

mishap - To happen unluckily; -- used impersonally.

Noun

mishap - an instance of misfortune
mishap - an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all"

Examples of mishap

#   Sentence  
1. noun I broke my leg in two places during a skiing mishap.
2. noun I had a small mishap.
3. noun I had a mishap.
4. noun I'm sorry for the mishap.
5. noun Poor Daphnis, at the bottom of the pit, began to lament his sad mishap with tears, anxiously hoping that some one would pass by, and draw him out.
Sentence  
noun
I broke my leg in two places during a skiing mishap.
I had a small mishap.
I had a mishap.
I'm sorry for the mishap.
Poor Daphnis, at the bottom of the pit, began to lament his sad mishap with tears, anxiously hoping that some one would pass by, and draw him out.

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