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irrigidimento

stiffening, rigidity

noun eer-ree-jee-dee-MEN-toh Rare

Also means

hardening of stance

Usage Note

Irrigidimento can describe both physical stiffening — a muscle or joint — and a figurative hardening, as in a negotiator's irrigidimento della posizione. The verb form is irrigidirsi (reflexive), meaning 'to stiffen' or 'to become rigid'.

Examples

"L'irrigidimento muscolare è doloroso."

Natural Translation

Muscle stiffening is painful.

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