entorpecimiento

Spanish

Etymology

From entorpecer +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /entoɾpeθiˈmjento/ [ẽn̪.t̪oɾ.pe.θiˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /entoɾpesiˈmjento/ [ẽn̪.t̪oɾ.pe.siˈmjẽn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ento
• Syllabification: en‧tor‧pe‧ci‧mien‧to

Noun

entorpecimiento m (plural entorpecimientos)

1. obstruction, hindrance
2. bluntness, dullness

Further reading

• “entorpecimiento”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28