Infelicity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnfɛlˈɪsᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnfɛlˈɪsɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnfɛlˈɪsɪti/

5 syllables Say it as /ɪnfɛlˈɪsᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

felicity

Word Forms

infelicitous

adjective

not appropriate in application; defective

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unglück

unangemessene und unangenehme Art oder Stil (insbesondere Art und Ausdruck)

🇫🇷French

malheur

manière ou style inapproprié et désagréable (en particulier manière ou style d’expression)

🇪🇸Spanish

infelicidad

manera o estilo inapropiado y desagradable (especialmente manera o estilo de expresión)

🇮🇹Italian

infelicità

modo o stile inappropriato e sgradevole (in particolare modo o stile di espressione)

🇳🇱Dutch

ongeluk

ongepaste en onaangename manier of stijl (vooral de manier of stijl van uiten)

🇵🇹Portuguese

infelicidade

maneira ou estilo inadequado e desagradável (especialmente maneira ou estilo de expressão)

🇷🇺Russian

неудача

неуместная и неприятная манера или стиль (особенно манера или стиль выражения)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अकुशलता

अनुचित और अप्रिय ढंग या शैली (विशेषकर अभिव्यक्ति का ढंग या शैली)

🇧🇩Bengali

অক্ষমতা

অনুপযুক্ত এবং অপ্রীতিকর পদ্ধতি বা শৈলী (বিশেষ করে পদ্ধতি বা প্রকাশের শৈলী)

🇮🇳Tamil

மலட்டுத்தன்மை

பொருத்தமற்ற மற்றும் விரும்பத்தகாத விதம் அல்லது நடை (குறிப்பாக முறை அல்லது வெளிப்பாட்டின் பாணி)

🇮🇳Telugu

దౌర్భాగ్యం

తగని మరియు అసహ్యకరమైన పద్ధతి లేదా శైలి (ముఖ్యంగా పద్ధతి లేదా వ్యక్తీకరణ శైలి)

🇮🇳Marathi

दुर्बलता

अयोग्य आणि अप्रिय रीती किंवा शैली (विशेषतः रीतीने किंवा अभिव्यक्तीची शैली)

🇮🇳Gujarati

અયોગ્યતા

અયોગ્ય અને અપ્રિય રીત અથવા શૈલી (ખાસ કરીને રીતે અથવા અભિવ્યક્તિની શૈલી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಾಹುತ

ಸೂಕ್ತವಲ್ಲದ ಮತ್ತು ಅಹಿತಕರವಾದ ವಿಧಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಶೈಲಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ವಿಧಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಶೈಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപാകത

അനുചിതവും ഇഷ്ടപ്പെടാത്തതുമായ രീതി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശൈലി (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് രീതി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആവിഷ്കാര ശൈലി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਯੋਗਤਾ

ਅਣਉਚਿਤ ਅਤੇ ਨਾਪਸੰਦ ਢੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ੈਲੀ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਢੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵੇ ਦੀ ਸ਼ੈਲੀ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کمزوری

نامناسب اور ناخوشگوار انداز یا انداز (خاص طور پر انداز یا اظہار کا انداز)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不幸福

不恰当和令人不快的方式或风格（尤其是表达方式或风格）

🇯🇵Japanese

非性

不適切かつ不快な態度やスタイル（特に表現の仕方やスタイル）

🇰🇷Korean

불행

부적절하고 불쾌한 방식이나 스타일(특히 표현 방식이나 스타일)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bất hạnh

cách thức hoặc phong cách không phù hợp và khó chịu (đặc biệt là cách thức hoặc phong cách thể hiện)

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่สุข

กิริยาหรือลีลาที่ไม่เหมาะสมและไม่พึงใจ (โดยเฉพาะลักษณะหรือลีลาการแสดงออก)

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakpatutan

cara atau gaya yang tidak pantas dan tidak menyenangkan (terutama cara atau gaya berekspresi)

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng pakiramdam

hindi naaangkop at hindi kasiya-siyang paraan o istilo (lalo na ang paraan o istilo ng pagpapahayag)

🇲🇾Malay

ketidaksuburan

cara atau gaya yang tidak sesuai dan tidak menyenangkan (terutamanya cara atau gaya ekspresi)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم السعادة

أسلوب أو أسلوب غير لائق وغير سار (خاصة أسلوب أو أسلوب التعبير)

🇮🇷Persian

بی گناهی

شیوه یا سبک نامناسب و ناخوشایند (به ویژه شیوه یا سبک بیان)

🇹🇷Turkish

sadakatsizlik

uygunsuz ve hoş olmayan tarz veya tarz (özellikle ifade tarzı veya tarzı)

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר יציבות

אופן או סגנון לא הולם ולא נעים (במיוחד אופן או סגנון ביטוי)

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The primary meaning of 'infelicity' is 'inappropriate and unpleasing manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)'.

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Using 'infelicity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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