misfall
English
verb
Definitions
- (ambitransitive) To befall badly or incorrectly; happen unfortunately (to); mishappen; turn out badly.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English misfallen prefix from English fall.
Origin
English
fall
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airfall English
- ashfall English
- backfall English
- befall English
- bergfall English
- byfall English
- catfall English
- deadfall English
- dewfall English
- dogfall English
- downfall English
- dustfall English
- earthfall English
- evenfall English
- fall English
- fallboard English
- faller English
- fallest English
- falleth English
- fallish English
- fallout English
- fallrate English
- fallstreak English
- fallway English
- fally-aparty English
- flagfall English
- fogfall English
- footfall English
- freefall English
- grainfall English
- hailfall English
- icefall English
- infall English
- jawfall English
- landfall English
- lavafall English
- leaffall English
- litterfall English
- mid-fall English
- mousefall English
- nightfall English
- offal English
- onfall English
- outfall English
- overfall English
- pinfall English
- pitfall English
- planetfall English
- pratfall English
- prefall English
- rainfall English
- refall English
- rockfall English
- shortfall English
- smokefall English
- snowfall English
- spatfall English
- stonefall English
- sunfall English
- throughfall English
- tidefall English
- tofall English
- treefall English
- waterfall English
- whalefall English
- windfall English
- Fall German
- fallen German
- フォール Japanese
- fal Middle English
- misfallen Middle English
- fal Volapük
- fall
- offal
- befall
- faller
- infall
- refall
- tofall
- byfall
- onfall
- airfall
- sunfall
- fallout
- fallest
- catfall
- outfall
- icefall
- falleth
- ashfall
- dewfall
- pinfall
- fallway
- dogfall
- fallish
- prefall
- pitfall
- fogfall
- jawfall
- footfall
- spatfall
- rockfall
- deadfall
- treefall
- windfall
- freefall
- mid-fall
- dustfall
- landfall
- evenfall
- downfall
- rainfall
- tidefall
- hailfall
- bergfall
- flagfall
- snowfall
- fallrate
- backfall
- overfall
- lavafall
- leaffall
- pratfall
- shortfall
- whalefall
- waterfall
- smokefall
- mousefall
- stonefall
- fallboard
- earthfall
- nightfall
- grainfall
- planetfall
- fallstreak
- litterfall
- throughfall
- fally-aparty