Masculine
malheur
- (masculine) mishap, misfortune
- (masculine) sadness, unhappiness
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ma.lœʁ/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French mal-heur; univerbation of mal + heur, literally “mishap, misfortune”.
hell of it
unexpected misfortune
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