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éblouissement

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French

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Etymology

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From éblouir (to dazzle) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.blu.is.mɑ̃/
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Noun

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éblouissement m (plural éblouissements)

  1. glare, dazzle
    • 1862, Victor Hugo, chapter 14, in Les Misérables, Tome I : Fantine, book 1:
      La méditation humaine n’a point de limite. À ses risques et périls, elle analyse et creuse son propre éblouissement.
      Human meditation has no limits. At his own risk and peril, it analyzes and digs deep into its own bedazzlement.
  2. dizziness

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