engouement

French engouement

engouement (plural engouements)

1. An infatuation; an irrational liking for something.
   • 1973, Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise:

     Their rulers, politicians, revolutions set apart, and this horrible engouement for Bonaparte.

From engouer (“to become passionate about”) +‎ -ment.

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ɡu.mɑ̃/

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engouement m (plural engouements)

1. craze, zest, keen interest
2. (medicine) obstruction

• “engouement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• “engouement” in Dictionnaire Français en ligne Larousse.
• “engouement” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.