misfall /mɪsˈfɔːl/noun 1verb 1forms 5 noun1 •A mishap; accident; bad luck; misfortune.But alas! an unlooked- for misfall has occurred." — 1875 verb1 •To befall badly or incorrectly; happen unfortunately (to); mishappen; turn out badly.Sometime she feared, least some hard mishap / Had him misfalne in his aduenturous quest; [...] — 1596 formsmisfell · misfallen · misfalne · misfalling · misfalls