abêtissement

French

Etymology

From abêtir (“to render dim-witted”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.bɛ.tis.mɑ̃/, /a.be.tis.mɑ̃/
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Homophone: abêtissements

Noun

abêtissement m (plural abêtissements)

Process or result of slowly rendering dim-witted and foolish

Further reading

“abêtissement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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