malencontre

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From mal- +‎ Old French encontre (“meeting”), corresponding to Modern French rencontre.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ma.lɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ/

Noun[edit]

malencontre f (plural malencontres)

(archaic) bad encounter
(dated) bad luck; misfortune

Derived terms[edit]

malencontreux

Further reading[edit]

“malencontre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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