Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misfall

/mɪsˈfɔːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-fall
IPA: /mɪsˈfɔːl/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To befall badly or incorrectly; happen unfortunately (to); mishappen; turn out badly.

noun

A mishap; accident; bad luck; misfortune.

Example Sentences

"Sometime ſhe feared, leaſt ſome hard miſhap / Had him misfalne in his aduenturous queſt; [...]"
"[...] let us abide together that, one with the counsel and that other with the deed, then may there nothing misfall to usward."
"However, the principal and his students worked hard, and they soon had the buildings in shape for use and the farm doing as well as possible. Then a terrible misfortune misfell one of the neighbors who was most bitter in his tirades."
"But alas! an unlooked- for misfall has occurred.""

Etymology

From 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”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis
Root: misfallen

Inflected Forms

misfalls (present, singular) misfalling (participle, present) misfell (past) misfallen (participle, past) misfalls (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce misfall?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈfɔːl/.
What does misfall mean?: To befall badly or incorrectly; happen unfortunately (to); mishappen; turn out badly.
Where does misfall come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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