desmaio

Meaning

desmaiar

  1. (intransitive) to faint (to lose consciousness)
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) to dishearten
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) to fall asleep suddenly, usually by excessive tiredness
  4. (transitive) to cause a person to faint, often by drugging them and with criminal intentions

Frequency

26k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dezˈmaj.u/
Etymology

Deverbal from desmaiar.

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