désemparé

See also: désempare

French

Etymology

From désemparer, from Middle French dés- (from Old French des-, from Latin dis-) + emparer (“to strengthen”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /de.zɑ̃.pa.ʁe/

Verb

désemparé m (feminine singular désemparée, masculine plural désemparés, feminine plural désemparées)

past participle of désemparer

Adjective

désemparé (feminine singular désemparée, masculine plural désemparés, feminine plural désemparées)

distraught, at a loss
in distress

Further reading

“désemparé” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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