froisser

French

verb
Definitions
  • to crumple, rumple, crease (paper, fabric…)
  • to offend, to hurt someone's feelings

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *frustiare, frustum (fragment, crumb, morsel, piece, scrap, bit, shard).

Origin

Latin

frustum

Gloss

fragment, crumb, morsel, piece, scrap, bit, shard

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Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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