malencontre
French, noun/ma.lɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ/
malencontre is spelled M-A-L-E-N-C-O-N-T-R-E (11 letters). Malencontre is a French feminine noun meaning “bad luck; misfortune” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mauvaise rencontre ; accident”.
What does malencontre mean in English?
noun
- 1
archaicfemininebad encounter
- 2
datedfemininebad luck; misfortune
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mauvaise rencontre ; accident.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of malencontre
- malencontres plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce malencontre?
- /ma.lɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ/
- \ma.lɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.