In the title compound, C16H11F3N2O2, the carboxamide group connecting the two aromatic rings is in a syn-periplanar configuration; the molecule is non-planar; the dihedral angle between the two aromatic rings is 13.95 (18)°. Intramolecular N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds occur. In the crystal, molecules are linked by intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds