Mishappening

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    An unfortunate incident.

    "He had been surprised to find that Detective Chief Inspector Peck, the man who was apparently in charge of the investigation into Willow Road and its mishappenings, was at the Institute."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of mishappen form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"He had been surprised to find that Detective Chief Inspector Peck, the man who was apparently in charge of the investigation into Willow Road and its mishappenings, was at the Institute."

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