marasme

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μαρασμός (marasmós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ʁasm/
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Noun

marasme m (plural marasmes)

  1. (politics, economics) stagnation, the doldrums
    • 2021, Estelle Brun, “Les ponts”, in Avigon d'antan, Hervé Chopin, →ISBN, page 96:
      Les maires bâtisseurs comprennent qu'Avignon, en renouant avec sa vocation de ville-pont, a des chances d'échapper au marasme ambiant.
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