"misbefall" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misbefalls [present, singular, third-person], misbefalling [participle, present], misbefell [past], misbefallen [participle, past]
Etymology: From mis- + befall. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|befall}} mis- + befall Head templates: {{en-verb|misbefalls|misbefalling|misbefell|misbefallen}} misbefall (third-person singular simple present misbefalls, present participle misbefalling, simple past misbefell, past participle misbefallen)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) Of an event, to happen unfortunately to (a person). Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-misbefall-en-verb-uKuN2Qq7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) Of an event, to happen unfortunately. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-misbefall-en-verb-Tx~MQ6Hx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: misbefallen

Inflected forms

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      "name": "en-verb"
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        "Of an event, to happen unfortunately to (a person)."
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        "(transitive, obsolete) Of an event, to happen unfortunately to (a person)."
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        "Of an event, to happen unfortunately."
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        "(intransitive, obsolete) Of an event, to happen unfortunately."
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        "Of an event, to happen unfortunately to (a person)."
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        "Of an event, to happen unfortunately."
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        "(intransitive, obsolete) Of an event, to happen unfortunately."
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