alourdissement

== French == === Etymology === From alourdir (“to weigh down”) +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.luʁ.dis.mɑ̃/ === Noun === alourdissement m (plural alourdissements) weighing down (act of weighing down) === Further reading === “alourdissement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012