abêtissant
French, adjective/a.bɛ.ti.sɑ̃/
abêtissant is spelled A-B-Ê-T-I-S-S-A-N-T (10 letters). Abêtissant is a French adjective meaning “mind-numbing (slowly rendering dumb, foolish, dim-witted)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of désobéir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui rend bête, idiot”.
What does abêtissant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
mind-numbing (slowly rendering dumb, foolish, dim-witted)
verb
- 1
present participle of désobéir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui rend bête, idiot.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abêtissant
- abêtissante feminine
- abêtissants masculine plural
- abêtissantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abêtissant?
- /a.bɛ.ti.sɑ̃/
- /a.be.ti.sɑ̃/
- \a.bɛ.ti.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.