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détourning

détourning is the present participle and gerund of détourn.

Meaning of détourn

Verb

détourn (third-person singular simple present détourns, present participle détourning, simple past and past participle détourned)

  1. To subject to detournement; to reuse (elements of mainstream media) to produce a subversive message.
    • […] to détourn clothing, with all its strong emotional connotations.2009, David Evans, Appropriation, page 39

Questions about détourning

What is détourning the present participle and gerund of?
Détourning is the present participle and gerund of détourn.

Words near détourning in the dictionary

  1. détentes
  2. détourn
  3. détourned
  4. détournement
  5. détournements
  6. détourning
  7. détourns
  8. détraqué
  9. détraqués
  10. détrempe
  11. détrempes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: détourning (page history and authors); détourn (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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