le dépaysement*
* discountriment
French
France
Word
USED
On Occasion
BY
Anyone talking about travel
(noun) Refers to the culture shock and/or the feeling of being lost one may feel when visiting a foreign country. Can be used in either the positive or the negative sense.
“J'étais au Japon la semaine dernière. Le dépaysement total !”
“I was in Japan last week. It was a total discountriment!”
Submitted March 2023
by rebecca
Confirmed by 2 people
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<h3>Literal translation: le dépaysement</h3>
<p>Refers to the culture shock and/or the feeling of being lost one may feel when visiting a foreign country. Can be used in either the positive or the negative sense.</p>