Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mishappy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mishap-py
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unfortunate; unhappy.

Example Sentences

"I go home bewildered unt mishappy, to find that Herr Gabert has stole the score of mine opera unt run avay mit mine vife."
"And my statement was if that is the fact I will wait until you are mishappy or unhappy with their services, and I am always available, and thanked them for the opportunity for giving that time to discuss the matter."
"Two chairs are superimposed in such a way that they truly appear obscene, and immediately a couple will imitate the same position on them. These trivia become "mishappy," silly instruments; we have to see them in their awkward shapes and their usual application is lost."
"And the same saith Innocent in one of his books; he saith that sorrowful and mishappy is the condition of a poor beggar, for if he asks not his meat he dieth of hunger, and if he ask he dieth for shame; and dire necessity constraineth him to ask; […]"

Etymology

From Middle English myshappy, equivalent to mis- + happy.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis
Root: myshappy

Inflected Forms

more mishappy (comparative) most mishappy (superlative)

Derived Forms

mishappily mishappiness

Questions

What does mishappy mean?: Unfortunate; unhappy.
Where does mishappy come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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