mishappen /mɪsˈhap(ə)n/ verb3 •To happen ill; fare ill. •(no longer used) To encounter grief or misfortune. •(no longer used) 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 formsmishappened · mishappening · mishappens