désarmé

disarmed

adjective deh-zahr-MEH Rare

Also means

defenceless

Usage Note

Désarmé can be literal (stripped of weapons) or figurative — feeling helpless or caught off guard by a situation or emotion. The figurative use (je suis désarmé devant tant de gentillesse — I am disarmed by such kindness) is common in written French. The feminine form is désarmée and the verb désarmer is both transitive and intransitive.

Examples

"Il était complètement désarmé face à sa question."

Natural Translation

He was completely disarmed by her question.

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