emmerdement

French

Etymology

From emmerder (“to bother”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.mɛʁ.də.mɑ̃/, /ɑ̃.mɛʁd.mɑ̃/

Noun

emmerdement m (plural emmerdements)

pain in the ass
Mais quel emmerdement ! — What a drag !
bother, trouble
Il aura des emmerdements — He'll get in trouble

J'ai eu des emmerdements — I ran into some problems

Synonyms

emmerde (short form, abbreviation)

Further reading

“emmerdement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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