saisissement
French, noun/sɛ.zis.mɑ̃/
saisissement is spelled S-A-I-S-I-S-S-E-M-E-N-T (12 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written French, the 159,320th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saisissement is a French masculine noun meaning “shock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Impression subite et violente causée par le froid”.
What does saisissement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshock
- 2
datedmasculinesudden chill
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Impression subite et violente causée par le froid. 2. Impression violente. 3. Engourdissement. 4. Stupéfaction, émotion très forte.
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 saisissement
- saisissements plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saisissement?
- /sɛ.zis.mɑ̃/
- /se.zis.mɑ̃/
- \se.zis.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is saisissement in French?
saisissement appears about once in every 25 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).