abaissement
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From abaisser (“to lower”) + -ment.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Europe) IPA(key): /a.bɛs.mɑ̃/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): /a.bɛːs.mã/
Audio: (file) Audio (Canada): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑ̃
- Homophone: abaissements
Noun
[edit]abaissement m (plural abaissements)
- action of moving or pushing something in a downward direction; a lowering
- State resulting from having moved down
- action of lowering a value; reduction
- action of lowering oneself morally; abasement
- (dated) State of something or someone which has lost all pride; abasement
- (archaic) action of rendering or becoming less powerful
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “abaissement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French abaissement.
Noun
[edit]abaissement
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