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Definition of Misfall
1. v. t. To befall, as ill luck; to happen to unluckily.
Definition of Misfall
1. Verb. (intransitive) To fall badly or incorrectly; happen unfortunately (to); mishappen; turn out badly. ¹
2. Noun. A mishap; accident; bad luck; misfortune. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Misfall
1. unluckily to befall [v MISFELL, MISFALNE or MISFALLEN, MISFALLING, MISFALLS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Misfall
| misfaith misfaiths misfall (current term) misfallen misfalls misfalne misfare misfared misfares misfaring | misfashion misfashioned misfashioning misfashions misfeasance misfeasances misfeasor |
Literary usage of Misfall
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... that ye vouchsafe in all Mine humble seruice: And if me misfall By negligence,
or els for lacke of wit, That of your mercy you do pardon it; ..."
2. The Contemporary Review (1875)
"But alas ! an unlooked-for misfall has occurred." " How so '." " In the haste of
replacing that lost end, the poor Karl has it upside down applied ! ..."
3. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... that ye vouchsafe in all Mine bumble seruice: And if me misfall By negligence,
or els for lacke of wit, That of your mercy you do pardon it; ..."
4. The Romans of Partenay, Or of Lusignen: Otherwise Known as the Tale of Melusine by Couldrette, Walter William Skeat (1866)
"... was A-none 1 or it shalt misfall; has brought mis- /\ . , „ ., , ,, . , „ Yf
that my1 body to the Abode here, ..."
5. A Greek and English Lexicon of the New Testament by Edward Robinson (1836)
"... nlma,) a misfall, mishap, Diod. Sic. 19. 100. In NT a falling aside or away.
sc. from right, truth, duty, a lapse, error, fault, viz. a) pp. as ..."
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