Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To fall out unluckily.'
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To befall, as ill luck; to happen to unluckily.
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- verb intransitive To
fall badly orincorrectly ;happen unfortunately (to);mishappen ;turn out badly. - noun A
mishap ;accident ;bad luck ;misfortune .
Etymologies
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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").
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