desgosto

/dʒizˈɡostu/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
os desgostos

Meaning

  1. sorrow

    • Foi um grande desgosto.

      It was a great sorrow.

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

arrependimento

Close synonyms for "regret, sorrow."

Similar in other languages

French

chagrin

chagrin is the French word for the same thing — both mean "sorrow."

Practice

1 What does desgosto mean?

2 Fill the gap: Foi um grande ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desgosto?

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