crainte

French

Etymology

From craindre +‎ -te. Attested since the 13th century; replaced Old French crieme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁɛ̃t/

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Noun

crainte f (plural craintes)

1. fear, fright

Derived terms

• de crainte de/que = out of fear (that)
• n'aie crainte, n'ayez crainte

See also

• peur

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• carient, centrai, cernait, certain, criante, écriant, encirât, encrait