cafard
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of cafard
C20: from French, literally: cockroach, hypocrite
Example Sentences
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Clément Calvet – “Cafard,” “Song of the Sea”
From Los Angeles Times
Peter has a great John Cheever word for it: cafard.”
From New York Times
I wink back the tears which threaten to come, shake his hand hard, and tell him to be sure to come again the next time he has the "cafard".
From Project Gutenberg
She was very tired herself, and for just a moment she reflected that if she had an instant's time, she would probably have the worst fit of "cafard" ever known to man.
From Project Gutenberg
He had the "cafard"—the blues—and nobody could do anything for him but the Directrice.
From Project Gutenberg
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