abaissement
French
Etymology
abaisser (“to lower”) + -ment
Pronunciation
- (Europe) IPA(key): /a.bɛs.mɑ̃/
- (Quebec) IPA(key): /a.bɛːs.mã/
Audio (file) Audio (CAN) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑ̃
- Homophone: abaissements
Noun
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
- abaissable
- abaisser
Further reading
- “abaissement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian
Etymology
Borrowed from French abaissement.
Noun
abaissement
- reduction