affres

French

Etymology

Old French affre, afre Old Occitan affre (“horror”), from Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍂𐍃 (aifrs), from Proto-Germanic *aibraz (“horrible, terrible”).

Noun

affres f pl (plural only)

(plural only) torment, torture, pain

Usage notes

Always in the form affres de: les affres de l'humiliation "the pain of humiliation".

Further reading

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

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