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assillo

nagging worry

noun as-SEEL-loh Rare

Also means

obsession

Usage Note

Assillo captures a persistent, gnawing anxiety or preoccupation — stronger than a passing worry but not a clinical obsession. It is masculine: un assillo. The related verb is assillare (to pester, to nag), and the adjective assillante means nagging or relentless.

Examples

"Il lavoro è diventato un assillo costante."

Natural Translation

Work has become a constant nagging worry.

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