marasme

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μαρασμός (marasmós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʁasm/

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Noun

marasme m (plural marasmes)

1. (politics, economics) stagnation, the doldrums

Further reading

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