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• mischance — {{11}}mischance (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. mescheance misfortune, mishap, accident; wickedness, malice, from V.L. *minuscadentiam; see MIS (Cf. mis ) (2) + CHANCE (Cf. chance) (n.). Now usually bad luck; formerly much stronger: calamity, disaster.… …   Etymology dictionary