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noun, plural in·fe·lic·i·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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Infelicity
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| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
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