maladresse

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From maladroit, after adresse.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ma.la.dʁɛs/
  • Rhymes: -ɛs
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

maladresse f (plural maladresses)

  1. clumsiness
  2. tactlessness
  3. awkwardness
  4. mistake, blunder

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