infelicity
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in·fe·lic·i·ty 
[in-fuh-lis-i-tee] Pronunciation Key
[in-fuh-lis-i-tee] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ties for 3, 5.
| 1. | the quality or state of being unhappy; unhappiness. |
| 2. | misfortune; bad luck. |
| 3. | an unfortunate circumstance; misfortune. |
| 4. | inaptness, inappropriateness, or awkwardness, as of action or expression. |
| 5. | something inapt or infelicitous: infelicities of style. |
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| in·fe·lic·i·ty
(ĭn'fĭ-lĭs'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. in·fe·lic·i·ties
[Middle English infelicite, from Latin īnfēlīcitās, from īnfēlīx, īnfēlīc-, unhappy : in-, not; see in-1 + fēlīx, happy; see dhē(i)- in Indo-European roots.] |
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