viscerale
visceral, gut-level
adjective vee-sheh-RAH-leh Rare
Origin: From Latin viscera (internal organs, entrails).
Usage Note
Viscerale originally meant relating to the internal organs but is now used figuratively to describe a deep, instinctive reaction or feeling — un odio viscerale (a gut hatred). It is a single-ending adjective: viscerale for both masculine and feminine singular, viscerali for both plural genders.
Examples
"Prova un odio viscerale per l'ingiustizia."
Natural Translation
He feels a visceral hatred for injustice.
Literal Translation
He-feels a hatred visceral for the-injustice.
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