mishappen
verb/mɪsˈhap(ə)n/UK
Etymology
From Middle English mishapnen, equivalent to mis- + happen.
- inherited from mishapnen
Definitions
To encounter grief or misfortune.
To happen through misfortune.
- His fearefull friends weare out the wofull night, / Ne dare to weepe, nor seeme to vnderstand / The heauie hap, which on them is alight, / Affraid, least to themselues the like mishappen might.
To happen ill
To happen ill; fare ill.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA