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)

1. 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.