criminogène
French, adjective/kʁi.mi.nɔ.ʒɛn/
criminogène is a French adjective meaning “criminogenic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “[En parlant d’un environnement, d’un facteur, d’une situation] Qui génère de la criminalité, qui en favorise…”.
What does criminogène mean in English?
adjective
- 1
criminogenic
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. [En parlant d’un environnement, d’un facteur, d’une situation] Qui génère de la criminalité, qui en favorise le développement, l’extension.
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 criminogène
- criminogènes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce criminogène?
- /kʁi.mi.nɔ.ʒɛn/
- \kʁi.mi.nɔ.ʒɛn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to criminogène
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is criminogène in French?
criminogène appears about once in every 19 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).