Etymology

unhap

U1N1H4A1P3

Today it means: Ill luck; misfortune. Full definition →

Middle English unhap
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromunhap
  2. English todayunhap

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

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