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forcené

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

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

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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.