Meanings
noununhap (uncountable)
- obsoleteuncountableIll luck; misfortune.
the cause of her unhap
The New Arcadia
a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London: […] [John Windet] for William Ponsonbie, published 1590, →OCLC
Origin
- Middle Englishunhap
- Englishunhap
Inherited from Middle English unhap, onhap, equivalent to un- (“lack of”) + hap (“fortune”).
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APA
unhap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhap
MLA
“unhap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhap. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unhap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhap.
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