desgana

/desˈɣana/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
desganas

Meaning

  1. reluctance

    • Comió con desgana.

      He ate without appetite.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

reticencia

reticencia implies a hesitant reluctance, often due to reservations or holding back information; desgana implies a lack of enthusiasm or motivation to do something.

Practice

1 What does desgana mean?

2 Fill the gap: Comió con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desgana?

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