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misbefall

misbefall verb: of an event, to happen unfortunately to (a person).

Verb

misbefall (third-person singular simple present misbefalls, present participle misbefalling, simple past misbefell, past participle misbefallen)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) Of an event, to happen unfortunately to (a person).
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) Of an event, to happen unfortunately.

Forms of misbefall

third-person singular presentmisbefalls
present participlemisbefalling
pastmisbefell
past participlemisbefallen

Origin of misbefall

From mis- + befall.

Words formed from misbefall

Questions about misbefall

What does misbefall mean?
Misbefall means of an event, to happen unfortunately to (a person).
What part of speech is misbefall?
Misbefall is a verb.
What is the past tense of misbefall?
The past tense of misbefall is misbefell.

Words near misbefall in the dictionary

  1. misbecome
  2. misbecomes
  3. misbecoming
  4. misbecomingly
  5. misbecomingness
  6. misbefall
  7. misbefallen
  8. misbefalling
  9. misbefalls
  10. misbefell
  11. misbefitting

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