What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Incorrectly vs Misfall - What's the difference?

incorrectly | misfall |

As an adverb incorrectly

is in an incorrect manner.

As a verb misfall is

to fall badly or incorrectly; happen unfortunately (to); mishappen; turn out badly.

As a noun misfall is

a mishap; accident; bad luck; misfortune.

incorrectly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In an incorrect manner.

    • Antonyms

    * correctly

    Anagrams

    *

    misfall

    English

    Verb

  • To fall badly or incorrectly; happen unfortunately (to); mishappen; turn out badly.
  • *1889 , Henry Morley, Early prose romances :
    • [...] let us abide together that, one with the counsel and that other with the deed, then may there nothing misfall to usward.
  • *2009 , Eric B. Hare, Skyscrapers :
    • However, the principal and his students worked hard, and they soon had the buildings in shape for use and the farm doing as well as possible. Then a terrible misfortune misfell one of the neighbors who was most bitter in his tirades.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mishap; accident; bad luck; misfortune.
  • *1875 , Julian Hawthorne, Saxon studies :
    • But alas! an unlooked- for misfall has occurred."