appesantimento

heaviness

noun ah-peh-zan-tee-MEN-toh Rare

Also means

sluggishness, weighting down

Usage Note

Appesantimento is derived from appesantire (to make heavier) and can refer to a literal increase in weight or burden, or figuratively to a slowdown or worsening: appesantimento del traffico (increased traffic congestion), appesantimento burocratico (bureaucratic burden). The plural gli appesantimenti is regular but rarely needed.

Examples

"L'appesantimento fiscale pesa sulle imprese."

Natural Translation

The tax burden weighs on businesses.

Literal Translation

The-heaviness fiscal weighs on-the businesses.

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