n. [ OE. meschance, OF. mescheance. ] Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Never come mischance between us twain. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To happen by mischance. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Unlucky. R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character to. [ 1913 Webster ]
They totally mischaracterize the action. Eton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To charge erroneously, as in an account. --