Mishap meaning in English

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Definition

a mishap: an accident, an incident, a misfortune noun

Examples

"I won't be wearing a tie due to this afternoon's mishap, but you should be able to recognize me from the flower and the bloodstains on my trousers."
"We must talk regarding last Thursday's "mishap" with the monkeys."

Exercise 1

Choose the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one correct answer!

Polly is updating Horatio on last Thursday's situation.

Polly requests that Horatio get in touch with Bruno or Polly at once.

Polly wants to talk with Horatio about an incident with the monkeys.

Polly is informing Horatio of her emergency meeting with Bruno.

Choose the TRUE statements from the list below.

There may be more than one correct answer!

Polly is updating Horatio on last Thursday's situation.

To "update" means to give new or recent information about a situation. Polly is not "updating" Horatio in her email. She needs to speak with Horatio to get information, not to give information.

Polly requests that Horatio get in touch with Bruno or Polly at once.

Bruno and Polly are looking for Horatio, and they want to speak with him about a situation with the monkeys. Polly writes in her email, "We must talk regarding last Thursday's "mishap" with the monkeys".

Polly wants to talk with Horatio about an incident with the monkeys.

Polly writes that she wants to meet Horatio to discuss last Thursday's mishap with the monkeys. A "mishap" is an unfortunate incident or a problematic occurrence. In this context, what has happened with the monkeys is still unknown, but we can assume there was some sort of problem.

Polly is informing Horatio of her emergency meeting with Bruno.

At no point in the email does Polly write that she is going to have an "emergency meeting with Bruno". She writes that both she and Bruno are looking for Horatio and that the situation is an emergency.

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