malheur

See also: Malheur

French

Etymology

mal +‎ heur

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.lœʁ/

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Noun

malheur m (plural malheurs)

1. sadness, unhappiness
2. misfortune

Derived terms

• malheureux
• malheureusement

Synonyms

• (sadness, unhappiness): tristesse

Antonyms

• bonheur

Descendants

• Czech: malér
• German: Malör
• Hungarian: malőr

Further reading

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