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offusquer

Pronunciation: /ɔ.fys.ke/

“offusquer” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to offend
  2. to be offended (by), to take offence (at)

In French

  1. Empêcher d’être vu.
  2. Empêcher de voir en éblouissant ou en obscurcissant.
  3. Choquer, déplaire, donner de l’ombrage, toucher quelqu’un dans son orgueil.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin offuscāre (“to vilify, to degrade”) (infinitive offuscāre), from of- + fuscō (“to darken”).

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