"mishappen" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈhap(ə)n/ [UK] Forms: mishappens [present, singular, third-person], mishappening [participle, present], mishappened [participle, past], mishappened [past]
Rhymes: -æpən Etymology: From Middle English mishapnen, equivalent to mis- + happen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mishapnen}} Middle English mishapnen, {{prefix|en|mis|happen}} mis- + happen Head templates: {{en-verb}} mishappen (third-person singular simple present mishappens, present participle mishappening, simple past and past participle mishappened)
  1. (obsolete) To encounter grief or misfortune. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-mishappen-en-verb-IYJvwV-w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 27 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 46 28 26 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 59 16 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 17 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 10 9
  2. (now rare) To happen through misfortune. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-mishappen-en-verb-5WdlA0MV
  3. (intransitive) To happen ill; fare ill. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-mishappen-en-verb-mz5KYFPK

Inflected forms

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        "(obsolete) To encounter grief or misfortune."
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        "(now rare) To happen through misfortune."
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        "(intransitive) To happen ill; fare ill."
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        "(now rare) To happen through misfortune."
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        "(intransitive) To happen ill; fare ill."
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