emmerdement

French

Etymology

From emmerder (“to bother”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.mɛʁ.də.mɑ̃/, /ɑ̃.mɛʁd.mɑ̃/

Noun

emmerdement m (plural emmerdements)

1. pain in the ass

   Mais quel emmerdement ! — What a drag !

2. bother, trouble

   Il aura des emmerdements — He'll get in trouble

   J'ai eu des emmerdements — I ran into some problems

Synonyms

• emmerde (short form, abbreviation)

Further reading

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