engouement

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noun

An infatuation; an irrational liking for something.

OriginFrench engouement →
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Meanings

nounengouement (plural engouements)

plural engouements

  1. An infatuation; an irrational liking for something.

    Their rulers, politicians, revolutions set apart, and this horrible engouement for Bonaparte.

    1973, Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise

Origin

  1. Frenchengouement
  2. Frenchengouement
  3. Englishengouement

Borrowed from French engouement.

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APA

engouement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engouement

MLA

“engouement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engouement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “engouement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/engouement.

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