noun, masculine/ma.lœʁ/plural: malheurs
mishap, misfortune; sadness, unhappiness
“Il y a eu beaucoup de malheurs dans ma vie. Ça craint mais j'en ai beaucoup appris.” — There have been a lot of misfortunes in my life. It sucks but I've learned a lot from them.
Synonyms: tristesse
Inherited from Middle French mal-heur; univerbation of mal + heur, literally “mishap, misfortune”.