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French
Etymology
From désemparer, from Middle French dés- (from Old French des-, from Latin dis-) + emparer (“to strengthen”).
Pronunciation
Participle
désemparé (feminine désemparée, masculine plural désemparés, feminine plural désemparées)
- past participle of désemparer
Adjective
désemparé (feminine désemparée, masculine plural désemparés, feminine plural désemparées)
- distraught, at a loss
- in distress
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