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in⋅fe⋅lic⋅i⋅ty
[in-fuh-lis-i-tee] 
fəˈlɪs
–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) 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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Infelicity
In`fe*lic"i*ty\, n.; pl. Infelicities. [L. infelicitas: cf. F. inf['e]licit['e]. See In- not, and Felicity.]1. The state or quality of being infelicitous; unhappiness; misery; wretchedness; misfortune; want of suitableness or appropriateness. --I. Watts. Whatever is the ignorance and infelicity of the present state, we were made wise and happy. --Glanvill. 2. That (as an act, word, expression, etc.) which is infelicitous; as, infelicities of speech.
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