refoulement

French

Etymology

refouler +‎ -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.ful.mɑ̃/

Noun

refoulement m (usually uncountable, plural refoulements)

1. (aviation) push back (air pushing back on an airframe)
2. psychological repression
3. (refugee law) in refugee law, the term for a country returning a refugee or refugee claimant to the country of origin or to danger; refoulment

Antonyms

• non-refoulement

Further reading

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