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avvilimento

dejection

noun ahv-vee-lee-MEN-toh Rare
Mind & Emotions Emotions

Origin: From avvilire (to depress, humiliate) + -mento (noun suffix).

Also means

humiliation

Usage Note

Avvilimento (m) denotes a state of deep discouragement or the act of demeaning someone. Do not confuse with avviluppamento (entanglement) or avviamento (start-up). The verb is avvilire (to dishearten, to debase); the adjective is avvilito / avvilita (crestfallen, dejected).

Examples

"Dopo la sconfitta, un senso di avvilimento lo pervase."

Natural Translation

After the defeat, a sense of dejection pervaded him.

Literal Translation

After the defeat, a sense of dejection him pervaded.

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