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French
Etymology
From dé- + boussole + -é, literally “de-compassed”.
Pronunciation
Adjective
déboussolé (feminine déboussolée, masculine plural déboussolés, feminine plural déboussolées)
- disoriented
2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN:Les premiers jours tu vas trouver ça fun, et après tu verras quand tu descends prendre ton café le matin et que tu trouves dix déboussolés dans la cuisine, qui ne comprennent même plus ce qu’ils racontent, en boucle sur le vrai message du Christ…- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
Participle
déboussolé (feminine déboussolée, masculine plural déboussolés, feminine plural déboussolées)
- past participle of déboussoler
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