misfall
misfall · misfalls
A mishap; accident; bad luck; misfortuneA mishap; accident; bad luck; misfortune.
/mɪsˈfɔːl/
Meaning
1 sensesA mishap; accident; bad luck; misfortune.
Origin
From Middle English misfallen, equivalent to mis- + fall. Cognate with Dutch misvallen (“tFrom Middle English misfallen, equivalent to mis- + fall. Cognate with Dutch misvallen (“to misfall, miss in falling, displease, miscarry”), German missfallen (“to displease”), Icelandic misfalla (“to misuse”).
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