[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mischance \mischance"\, n. oe. meschance, of. mescheance.
   ill luck; ill fortune; mishap. --chaucer.
   1913 webster

         never come mischance between us twain.   --shak.
   1913 webster

   syn: calamity; misfortune; misadventure; mishap; infelicity;
        disaster. see calamity.
        1913 webster
see also:
calamity 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mischance \mischance"\, v. i.
   to happen by mischance. --spenser.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

mischance
     n 1: an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate; "if i didn't
          have bad luck i wouldn't have any luck at all" syn: bad
          luck, mishap
     2: an instance of misfortune syn: mishap, misadventure
see also:
bad luck mishap misadventure 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

26 moby thesaurus words for "mischance":
   accident, adversity, blow, calamity, casualty, cataclysm,
   catastrophe, collision, contretemps, crack-up, crash, disaster,
   grief, ill hap, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, nasty blow,
   pileup, shipwreck, shock, smash, smashup, staggering blow, tragedy,
   wreck

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