éperdu
French, adjective/e.pɛʁ.dy/
éperdu is spelled É-P-E-R-D-U (6 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written French, the 87,470th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Éperdu is a French adjective meaning “desperate, distraught (glance, look)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of éperdre. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a l’esprit troublé par la crainte ou par quelque autre passion”.
What does éperdu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
desperate, distraught (glance, look)
- 2
overwhelming, desperate (need)
- 3
boundless, violent (love)
verb
- 1
past participle of éperdre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a l’esprit troublé par la crainte ou par quelque autre passion. 2. Avec affolement. 3. D’un air qui marque la violence de la passion. 4. Invétéré, impénitent.
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 éperdu
- éperdue feminine
- éperdus masculine plural
- éperdues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce éperdu?
- /e.pɛʁ.dy/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to éperdu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is éperdu in French?
éperdu appears about once in every 7 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).