Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mishappening

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mishap-pen-ing
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of mishappen

noun

An unfortunate incident.

Example Sentences

"He had been surprised to find that Detective Chief Inspector Peck, the man who was apparently in charge of the investigation into Willow Road and its mishappenings, was at the Institute."

Inflected Forms

mishappenings (plural)

Questions

What does mishappening mean?: present participle and gerund of mishappen

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