sgomento

dismayed, appalled

adjective zgoh-MEN-toh Rare

Origin: From sgomentare (to dismay), related to Old Italian 'sgomentare', possibly of Germanic origin.

Also means

consternation (as noun)

Usage Note

Sgomento follows the four-form pattern: sgomento / sgomenta / sgomenti / sgomente. It is also used as a masculine noun: lo sgomento (dismay, consternation). The noun and adjective are identical in form but differ in article: era sgomento (he was dismayed) vs provava sgomento (he felt dismay).

Examples

"Era sgomento davanti alle immagini della catastrofe."

Natural Translation

He was appalled by the images of the catastrophe.

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