Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gégène

/ʒeɪˈʒɛn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gegene
IPA: /ʒeɪˈʒɛn/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of electroshock torture, especially as used by the French during the Algerian War of 1954-1962, whereby electrodes are run from a field generator to parts of a victim's body.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It was a view that would not necessarily be shared by Algerians subjected to the gégène or having had their bellies pumped full of water during the Battle of Algiers."
"The politicians were helpless. Paras used the gégène no matter how much politicians condemned it."
"Refusing to answer questions about the political affiliations of various villagers, he was subjected to the gégène."

Etymology

From French gégène.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: gégène

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce gégène?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʒeɪˈʒɛn/.
What does gégène mean?: A form of electroshock torture, especially as used by the French during the Algerian War of 1954-1962, whereby electrodes are run from a field generator to parts of a victim's body.
Where does gégène come from?: It is traced to French.

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