déconvenue
French
Etymology
From dé- + convenue.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.kɔ̃v.ny/
Audio (Switzerland) (file)
Noun
déconvenue f (plural déconvenues)
- discomfiture, disappointment (caused by failure)
Further reading
- “déconvenue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.