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unhap

unhap noun: ill luck; misfortune.

Noun

unhap (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Ill luck; misfortune.
    • the cause of her unhapa. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London...

Origin of unhap

Inherited from Middle English unhap, onhap, equivalent to un- (“lack of”) + hap (“fortune”).

Questions about unhap

What does unhap mean?
Unhap means ill luck; misfortune.
What part of speech is unhap?
Unhap is a noun.

Words near unhap in the dictionary

  1. unhang
  2. unhangable
  3. unhanged
  4. unhanging
  5. unhangs
  6. unhap
  7. unhaphazard
  8. unhaphazardly
  9. unhappen
  10. unhappenable
  11. unhappened

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