French word

exutoire

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛgzytwaʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounoutlet

Example

Le sport est mon exutoire.

Sport is my outlet.

Illustration for exutoire (outlet)

More examples

Il a trouvé un exutoire pour sa colère en courant.

He found an outlet for his anger by running.

Core concept

An outlet carrying pent-up feeling or pressure from inside to the outside.

Common phrases

  • un exutoire pour la colère

    an outlet for anger

  • chercher un exutoire

    seek an outlet

  • un exutoire artistique

    an artistic outlet

Similar words

défouloir: A place or activity for vigorously releasing emotions or energy.

Definition in French

Désigne un moyen, matériel ou figuré, qui permet d'évacuer une pression ou une émotion accumulée.

Word origin

Exutoire was formed from Latin exutorium, based on exuere, meaning to remove or strip off, and originally referred to a place or means of removal.

Usage tips

  • Exutoire denotes a means of release, not every sense of English outlet such as a shop or an electrical socket.

Other meanings

  • drainnoun

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