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infelicity
noun in·fe·lic·i·ty \-sə-tē\
plural in·fe·lic·i·ties
Definition of INFELICITY
1
: the quality or state of being infelicitous
2
: something (as a word or phrase) that is infelicitous <minor infelicities>
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Origin of INFELICITY
Middle English infelicite unhappiness, from Latin infelicitas, from infelic-, infelix unhappy, from in- + felic-, felix fruitful — more at feminine
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