"malheur" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

IPA: /ma.lœʁ/ Audio: Fr-malheur.ogg Forms: malheurs [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French mal-heur; univerbation of mal + heur, literally “mishap, misfortune”. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|mal-heur|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French mal-heur, {{inh+|fr|frm|mal-heur}} Inherited from Middle French mal-heur, {{univerbation|fr|mal|heur|lit=mishap, misfortune|nocap=1}} univerbation of mal + heur, literally “mishap, misfortune” Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} malheur m (plural malheurs)
  1. (original sense) mishap, misfortune Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-malheur-fr-noun-RJf96qrU
  2. sadness, unhappiness Tags: masculine Synonyms: tristesse
    Sense id: en-malheur-fr-noun-t0qoKDf2 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French univerbations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of French univerbations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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    {
      "word": "bonheur"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "à quelque chose malheur est bon"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "de malheur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "faire un malheur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "malheureusement"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "malheureux"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ne parle pas de malheur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "oiseau de malheur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "par malheur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "porter malheur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "un malheur ne vient jamais seul"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "malér"
          },
          "expansion": "Czech: malér",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Czech: malér"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Malheur"
          },
          "expansion": "German: Malheur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: Malheur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "malőr"
          },
          "expansion": "Hungarian: malőr",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hungarian: malőr"
    }
  ],
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      },
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French mal-heur",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "mal-heur"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "mal",
        "3": "heur",
        "lit": "mishap, misfortune",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
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      "name": "univerbation"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "malheurs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "There have been a lot of misfortunes in my life. It sucks but I've learned a lot from them.",
          "text": "Il y a eu beaucoup de malheurs dans ma vie. Ça craint mais j’en ai beaucoup appris.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mishap, misfortune"
      ],
      "id": "en-malheur-fr-noun-RJf96qrU",
      "links": [
        [
          "mishap",
          "mishap"
        ],
        [
          "misfortune",
          "misfortune"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "original sense",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(original sense) mishap, misfortune"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French univerbations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I was so disappointed that it rained on our wedding day! It was truly a sad [moment].",
          "text": "J’étais tellement déçue qu’il ait plu le jour de notre mariage ! C’était vraiment un malheur.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sadness, unhappiness"
      ],
      "id": "en-malheur-fr-noun-t0qoKDf2",
      "links": [
        [
          "sadness",
          "sadness"
        ],
        [
          "unhappiness",
          "unhappiness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tristesse"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ma.lœʁ/"
    },
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  "word": "malheur"
}
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      "word": "bonheur"
    }
  ],
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    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms derived from Middle French",
    "French terms inherited from Middle French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French univerbations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "à quelque chose malheur est bon"
    },
    {
      "word": "de malheur"
    },
    {
      "word": "faire un malheur"
    },
    {
      "word": "le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres"
    },
    {
      "word": "malheureusement"
    },
    {
      "word": "malheureux"
    },
    {
      "word": "ne parle pas de malheur"
    },
    {
      "word": "oiseau de malheur"
    },
    {
      "word": "par malheur"
    },
    {
      "word": "porter malheur"
    },
    {
      "word": "un malheur ne vient jamais seul"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "malér"
          },
          "expansion": "Czech: malér",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Czech: malér"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Malheur"
          },
          "expansion": "German: Malheur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: Malheur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "malőr"
          },
          "expansion": "Hungarian: malőr",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hungarian: malőr"
    }
  ],
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      },
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        "sc": "",
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      "expansion": "Middle French mal-heur",
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    },
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        "2": "mal",
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        "lit": "mishap, misfortune",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
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      "name": "univerbation"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle French mal-heur; univerbation of mal + heur, literally “mishap, misfortune”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "malheurs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "malheur m (plural malheurs)",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "There have been a lot of misfortunes in my life. It sucks but I've learned a lot from them.",
          "text": "Il y a eu beaucoup de malheurs dans ma vie. Ça craint mais j’en ai beaucoup appris.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mishap, misfortune"
      ],
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        [
          "mishap",
          "mishap"
        ],
        [
          "misfortune",
          "misfortune"
        ]
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(original sense) mishap, misfortune"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I was so disappointed that it rained on our wedding day! It was truly a sad [moment].",
          "text": "J’étais tellement déçue qu’il ait plu le jour de notre mariage ! C’était vraiment un malheur.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sadness, unhappiness"
      ],
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        [
          "sadness",
          "sadness"
        ],
        [
          "unhappiness",
          "unhappiness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tristesse"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ma.lœʁ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-malheur.ogg",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "malheur"
}

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