navré

== French == === Etymology === Past participle of navrer (“to upset, dismay”), from Middle French, from Old French navrer, nafrer (“to hurt by piercing or cutting”), from Old Norse nafra (“to pierce or bore with an auger”), from nafarr (“auger”), from Proto-Germanic *nabōgaizaz (“auger”, literally “nave-spear”). Cognate with Old English nafugār (“auger”), Old High German nabagēr (“auger”). More at auger. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /na.vʁe/ === Participle === navré (feminine navrée, masculine plural navrés, feminine plural navrées) past participle of navrer === Adjective === navré (feminine navrée, masculine plural navrés, feminine plural navrées) sad; saddened heartbroken deeply or very sorry; distressed === Interjection === navré sorry! (a heartfelt apology, usually for a death, loss, etc.) === Further reading === “navré”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012