adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈfoɹ.səˌneɪ/
General-American:/ˌfoɹ.səˈneɪ/
/fɔɹ-/without the horse–hoarse merger
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adj
Meaning 1
Rearing on the hind legs. (When another animal has this posture, it is termed rampant.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cabré, frighted, rampant
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From French forcené (“rabid”), past participle of forcener (“to go mad, become enraged”), from Middle French, from Old French forsener (“to be mad with rage”) (compare Old French forsenede (“one who has lost his mind”)), from for- + sen (“sense, reason, mind”), from Frankish *sinn (“sense, mind, judgement”). Cognate with German Sinn (“sense, meaning, mind”), Dutch zin (“sense, desire”). More at for-, sense.