sinistrose
French, noun\si.nis.tʁoz\
sinistrose is spelled S-I-N-I-S-T-R-O-S-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written French, the 126,551st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sinistrose is a French feminine noun meaning “pessimism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Syndrome psychique observé chez les victimes d’accident du travail ou de la circulation, caractérisée par une…”.
What does sinistrose mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepessimism
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Syndrome psychique observé chez les victimes d’accident du travail ou de la circulation, caractérisée par une inhibition de la bonne volonté et du désir de récupération. Elle traduit une sorte de psychose revendicatrice en vue d'obtenir l’indemnité la plus élevée possible. 2. État dépressif, pessimisme diffus.
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 sinistrose
- sinistroses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sinistrose?
- \si.nis.tʁoz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is sinistrose in French?
sinistrose appears about once in every 15 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).