gêner

Betekenis

1. to hinder, hamper, bother
2. to bother, annoy, irritate
3. to embarrass
4. to be bothered about something

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ʒɛ.ne/

Etimologie

Inherited from Middle French genner, from Old French gehisner, derivative of gehine (“torture resulting from confession, embarrassment”), of Frankish origin. By surface analysis, gêne + -er.