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Word of the Day – Infelicity

By November 24, 2025Word of the Day

Infelicity (noun)

in-fel-is-i-tee

The quality or state of being unhappy; unhappiness. / Misfortune; bad luck.

1350–1400; Middle English infelicite, Latin infēlīcitās. in-, felicity

Example sentences

“As the nights draw in and winter closes around me I find myself in a state of infelicity.”

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