mishappening
mishappening is the present participle and gerund of mishappen.
Meaning of mishappen
Verb
mishappen (third-person singular simple present mishappens, present participle mishappening, simple past and past participle mishappened)
- To encounter grief or misfortune.
- To happen through misfortune.
- 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.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto III”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- To happen ill; fare ill.
Noun
mishappening (plural mishappenings)
- An unfortunate incident.
- 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.1980, James Herbert, The Dark
Forms of mishappening
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Questions about mishappening
- What does mishappening mean?
- Mishappening means an unfortunate incident.
- What is mishappening the present participle and gerund of?
- Mishappening is the present participle and gerund of mishappen.
- What part of speech is mishappening?
- Mishappening is a noun.
- What is the plural of mishappening?
- The plural of mishappening is mishappenings.
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