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misbefall

verb

Etymology

From mis- + befall.

  1. inherited from *bifallaną✻
  2. inherited from *bifallan✻
  3. inherited from befeallan
  4. inherited from bifallen
  5. prefixed as misbefall — “mis + befall”

Definitions

  1. Of an event, to happen unfortunately to (a person).

  2. Of an event, to happen unfortunately.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA