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Pronunciation / Transliteration: durghatna
"उसे खाना बनाते समय एक दुर्घटना हुई।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An unfortunate accident or incident.
"She had a mishap while cooking and burned the dinner." - 2
A minor mistake or error.
"The report contained a few mishaps that needed correction."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'mishap' originates from the Middle English term 'mishap', which is a combination of 'mis-' meaning 'wrongly' and 'hap' meaning 'chance' or 'fortune'. It reflects the idea of an unfortunate event occurring by chance, with roots tracing back to Old Norse and Old English influences.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mishap" is said worldwide
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malheur
Transliteration: malheur
"Elle a eu un malheur en cuisinant."
Missgeschick
Transliteration: miss-geh-shtick
"Sie hatte ein Missgeschick beim Kochen."
incidente
Transliteration: een-chee-den-te
"Ha avuto un incidente mentre cucinava."
contratiempo
Transliteration: kon-tra-tyem-po
"Tuvo un contratiempo mientras cocinaba."
contratempo
Transliteration: kon-tra-tem-po
"Ela teve um contratempo enquanto cozinhava."
दुर्घटना
Transliteration: durghatna
"उसे खाना बनाते समय एक दुर्घटना हुई।"
意外
Transliteration: yìwài
"她在做饭时发生了意外。"
사고
Transliteration: sago
"그녀는 요리 중에 사고가 났다."
事故
Transliteration: jiko
"彼女は料理中に事故が起きた。"
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