zozobra

/soˈsoβɾa/

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 zozobras

Meaning

  1. anxiety

    • Vivía con zozobra.

      He lived in anxiety.

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

ansiedad

zozobra is a more literary or intense word for anxiety, often anguish about an uncertain outcome; ansiedad is the everyday, general word.

Similar in other languages

French

anxiété

anxiété is the French word for the same thing — both mean "anxiety."

Portuguese

ansiedade

ansiedade is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "anxiety."

Practice

1 What does zozobra mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vivía con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zozobra?

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