abêtissement

== French == === Etymology === From abêtir (“to render dim-witted”) +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.bɛ.tis.mɑ̃/ ~ /a.be.tis.mɑ̃/ Homophone: abêtissements === Noun === abêtissement m (plural abêtissements) Process or result of slowly rendering dim-witted and foolish === Further reading === “abêtissement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012