MISHAPPEN

Etymology

Verb

mishappen (third-person singular simple present mishappens, present participle mishappening, simple past and past participle mishappened)

(obsolete) To encounter grief or misfortune.

(now rare) To happen through misfortune.

(intransitive) To happen ill; fare ill.

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*hap"pen, v. i.

Definition: To happen ill or unluckily. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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