pesadumbre

/pesaˈðumbɾe/

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
las pesadumbres

Meaning

  1. grief

    • Lo embargó la pesadumbre.

      Grief overcame him.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: idea. Concreteness: abstract. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

desconsuelo

pesadumbre implies a heavy sorrow or affliction weighing on someone; desconsuelo implies being inconsolable, grief without comfort.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

desconsolo

desconsolo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "grief."

Practice

1 What does pesadumbre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lo embargó la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pesadumbre?

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