Feminine

affres

Meaning

  1. torment, torture, pain
  2. throes

Frequency

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Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French affre, afre, from Old Occitan affre (“horror”), from Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍂𐍃 (aifrs), from Proto-Germanic *aibraz (“horrible, terrible”).

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