malencontreux
Meanings
Adjective
1. of a person (dated)
a. unfortunate, unlucky (experiencing misfortune) (dated)
b. embarrassing, annoying (dated)
2. of a thing
a. troubling, grievous, woeful (causing or signalling unhappiness, grief, woe, etc.) (dated)
b. unfortunate, unlucky (causing or signalling misfortune)
Examples2
Ils vinrent à un moment malencontreux.
They came at an inconvenient time.
Quelle malencontreuse coïncidence !
What an unfortunate coincidence!