Mishappen

Mishappen: verb. To mishappen is to happen in a wrong, bad or unplannedly negative fashion. The word can be used in sentences like "the fireworks mishappened; they did not want to go off and when dad came to relight them, they exploded in his face." It is also very useful for commenting on the political status of quite a few countries, for example: "Despite high hopes, democracy mishappened in Russia following the year 1991."