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femme incomprise

noun
/fam ɛ̃.kɔ̃.pʁiz//fam aŋkɒmˈpɹiːz/UK

Etymology

Borrowed from French femme incomprise (literally “misunderstood woman”).

  1. borrowed from femme incomprise

Definitions

  1. A misunderstood or unappreciated woman.

    • Strong laughed. “Oh, Miss Amory is a muse—Miss Amory is a mystery—Miss Amory is a femme incomprise.
    • He posed as the horror of horrors—a misunderstood man. Heaven knows the femme incomprise is sad enough and bad enough—but the other thing!
    • “That two-anna basket-hanger governed India, I swear I’d become a naturalised Muscovite tomorrow. I’m a femme incomprise. This thing’s broken my heart.“

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