Mishap and Situation

Mishap

Mishap noun - A chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury.

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Situation and mishap are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Situation" instead a noun "Mishap".

Situation noun - Position with regard to conditions and circumstances.

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Mishap and situation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mishap" instead a noun "Situation".

Nearby Words: situate, situated, situating

usual	usual mishap	usual situation
common	common mishap	common situation
certain	certain mishap	certain situation
actual	actual mishap	actual situation
Other adjectives: complicated, serious, unfortunate, embarrassing, terrible, unique, possible, odd, financial.

Example: a mishap with malfunctioning 3-D glasses and glue results in a What a Drag situation when he tries to remove them.

Source: Buffoonish Tomcat
Ass Shove: Politician and very much public person Peter finds himself in an extremely uncomfortable and career wise potentially disastrous situation due to a mishap with a vibrator.

Source: Literature / Boiling a Frog
Art Major Biology: Brundle's mishap results from the computer's confusion at the presence of an extra genetic pattern, and its attempt to rectify the situation by fusing them.

Source: Film / The Fly (1986)

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