déchaîné

unchained

adjective deh-sheh-NEH Rare

Also means

wild, frenzied

Usage Note

Déchaîné literally means 'unchained' but is almost always used figuratively to describe unleashed energy — une foule déchaînée (a frenzied crowd), une tempête déchaînée (a raging storm), or une joie déchaînée (unbridled joy). The feminine form is déchaînée, and the reflexive verb se déchaîner means to let loose or rage.

Examples

"La tempête déchaînée a ravagé la côte toute la nuit."

Natural Translation

The raging storm ravaged the coast all night.

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