infelicity

 
Pronunciation: /ɪnfɪˈlɪsɪti/

noun (plural infelicities)

  • 1a thing that is inappropriate, especially a remark or expression: she winced at their infelicities and at the clumsy way they talked
  • 2 [mass noun] archaic unhappiness; misfortune: the infelicity which accompanies some people through life

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'unhappiness'): from Latin infelicitas, from infelix, infelic- 'unhappy', from in- 'not' + felix 'happy'