affres

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French affre, afre, from Old Occitan affre (“horror”), from Gothic *𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍂𐍃 (*aifrs), from Proto-Germanic *aibraz (“horrible, terrible”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === affres f pl (plural only) (plural only) torment, torture, pain (plural only) throes === Further reading === “affres”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012