malencontreux

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French

Etymology

From malencontre +‎ -eux.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.lɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁø/

Adjective

malencontreux (feminine malencontreuse, masculine plural malencontreux, feminine plural malencontreuses)

  1. (dated) of a person:
    1. unfortunate, unlucky (experiencing misfortune)
      Synonym: malchanceux
    2. embarrassing, annoying
  2. of a thing:
    1. (dated) troubling, grievous, woeful (causing or signalling unhappiness, grief, woe, etc.)
    2. unfortunate, unlucky (causing or signalling misfortune)
      Synonym: fâcheux

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