random mishap
Unexpected unlucky event
A random mishap is an accident or minor misfortune that occurs by chance, without apparent cause or pattern: A random mishap with the coffee maker left me wearing my breakfast.
The phrase emphasizes unpredictability—these things just happen, often at inconvenient moments.
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- freak accidentRare, unpredictable calamity
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- slipMinor error or misstep
slip up · stumble · oops · whoops · clumsy · unfortunate · hiccup · snag · glitch · fumble · trip · trip and fall · spill · chance · unlucky · disaster · calamity · fiasco
outcome valence
random mishapstroke of luck
Fortunate unexpected occurrence
lucky break · happy accident · serendipity · windfall · blessing in disguise
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