malencontre

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.lɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ/

Noun

malencontre f (plural malencontres)

1. (archaic) bad encounter
2. (dated) bad luck; misfortune

Derived terms

• malencontreux

Further reading

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