infelicity
noun
the quality or state of being unhappy; unhappiness.
infelicities
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pluralof infelicity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Somewhere beyond the roadie’s own flaws and infelicities, the pages of Mal’s diaries, painstakingly recorded from 1962 to the mid-1970s, reveal an abiding affection for his son.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2023
Then there’s the error-prone syntax — infelicities in editing and writing that add up quickly.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2022
And so, as I write, a little tab with a G on it is hovering to the side, ready to flag my infelicities of expression.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2022
To seriously tackle his infelicities and solecisms would've placed someone in the unenviable position of a barber shaving a dog: where do you stop?
From The Guardian ● Apr. 17, 2013
In those first weeks, Bolles’s topic varied each day, depending on factors as unpredictable as the Seattle weather or what particular infelicities of technique he had noticed in the previous practice.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
