I. (ˈ)mis(h), mə̇s(h)+ noun
Etymology: Middle English meschaunce, mischaunce, from Old French meschance, mescheance, from mes- mis- (I) + chance, cheance chance — more at chance
1. : bad luck : misfortune
the fears and disorders of today are a passing phase, the results of political mischance rather than of political incompetence — Times Literary Supplement
2. : a piece of bad luck : an unfortunate accident : mishap
similar mischances are frequently recorded at wrestlings — G.G.Coulton
II. intransitive verb
archaic : to come about by mischance