écœurement

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French

Etymology

From écœurer (to nauseate; to disgust) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.kœʁ.mɑ̃/
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Noun

écœurement m (plural écœurements)

  1. (literary) nausea
  2. disgust, loathing
    • 2024 April 18, Timothée Boutry, “« On doit se souvenir de son sourire » : après l’agression mortelle de Philippe, sa famille appelle au calme”, in Le Parisien, →ISSN:
      Cette agression ultra-violente, à laquelle il n’a pas survécu, a provoqué le chagrin, l’incompréhension et l’écœurement de toute une ville qui pleure un garçon unanimement décrit comme « joyeux et généreux ».
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