mishap - an instance of misfortuneaccident - a mishap; especially one causing injury or death near miss - an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided derailment - an accident in which a train runs off its track ground loop - a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground misfortune, bad luck - unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event puncture - loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object trip, slip - an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall; "he blamed his slip on the ice"; "the jolt caused many slips and a few spills" collapse - a mishap caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in crash - (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; "the crash occurred during a thunderstorm and the system has been down ever since" |