désemparé

See also: désempare

French

Etymology

From désemparer, from Middle French dés- (from Old French des-, from Latin dis-) + emparer (“to strengthen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.zɑ̃.pa.ʁe/

Participle

désemparé (feminine désemparée, masculine plural désemparés, feminine plural désemparées)

1. past participle of désemparer

Adjective

désemparé (feminine désemparée, masculine plural désemparés, feminine plural désemparées)

1. distraught, at a loss
2. in distress

Further reading

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