abasourdir

== French == === Etymology === Corruption of ab + assourdir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ba.zuʁ.diʁ/, (proscribed but common) /a.ba.suʁ.diʁ/ === Verb === abasourdir to dumbfound; to baffle; to astonish to stun or daze with a loud sound ==== Usage notes ==== It is fairly uncommon to conjugate this verb. It is usually used as an adjectival part participle or in compound forms. ==== Conjugation ==== This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-. ==== Derived terms ==== abasourdi abasourdissant abasourdissement === Further reading === “abasourdir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012