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Definition of mishanter in English: mishanter(also mischanter) noun mɪˈʃantə mass nounNorthern English, Scottish Mishap or misadventure. I drove into the loch by mishanter Example sentencesExamples - Mishanter on the auld beard o' ye!
- Och, sad mishanter! On the stairs Pate bursts upon them unawares.
- He has planted his foot where it lighted by mishanter, an' a' the guid an' ill in Scotland wadna budge him frae the spot.
- The loon kent there hid been some mishanter.
- "I hae gotten a sma' mishanter, Miss Horn," he said, as he entered: "an I thocht I cudna du better than come to you."
- We may lay oor accoont wi' meetin' wi' occasional adventures an' mischanters to vary the monotony o' oor earthly pilgrimage.
Synonyms disaster, catastrophe, tragedy, cataclysm, devastating blow, crisis, adversity, blight, tribulation, woe, affliction, evil
OriginMid 18th century: variant of misaunter, Scots and northern English contraction of misadventure, probably influenced by mischance. |