affres

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EtymologyEdit

Old French affre, afre Old Provençal affre (“horror”), from Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍂𐍃 (aifrs), from Proto-Germanic *aibraz (“horrible, terrible”).

NounEdit

affres f pl (plural only)

1. (plural only) torment, torture, pain

Usage notesEdit

• Always in the form affres de: les affres de l'humiliation "the pain of humiliation".

Further readingEdit

• “affres” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).