Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mishappen

/mɪsˈhap(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mishap-pen
IPA: /mɪsˈhap(ə)n/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To encounter grief or misfortune.

Obsolete

verb

To happen through misfortune.

Archaic

verb

To happen ill; fare ill.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Middle English mishapnen, equivalent to mis- + happen.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis
Root: mishapnen

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mɪsˈhap(ə)n/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mishappens (present, singular) mishappening (participle, present) mishappened (participle, past) mishappened (past)

Rhymes With

happen verstappen tappen mayhappen unhappen behappen

Questions

How do you pronounce mishappen?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈhap(ə)n/.
What does mishappen mean?: To encounter grief or misfortune.
Where does mishappen come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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