abêtissement
French
editEtymology
editFrom abêtir (“to render dim-witted”) + -ment.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /a.bɛ.tis.mɑ̃/ ~ /a.be.tis.mɑ̃/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: abêtissements
Noun
editabêtissement m (plural abêtissements)
- Process or result of slowly rendering dim-witted and foolish
Further reading
edit- “abêtissement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.